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Our most important work has been creating and retaining almost 55,000 Ohio jobs

Kevin Boyce · 2010 campaign email · August 19, 2010 · Treasurer of State of Ohio

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Checked against No agency publishes a count of jobs created or retained by the Treasurer's programs; the figure is the office's own estimate, and the Bureau of Labor Statistics counts jobs in Ohio, not jobs attributable to a program.

The record: State and Area Employment, Hours, and Earnings (CES), series SMS39000000000000001 (Ohio, total nonfarm, seasonally adjusted)

Context

The claim referred to job figures tied to bond and loan programs administered through the Treasurer's office.

Topics: Economy.

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Sources

  1. Ohio Treasurer Kevin Boyce takes credit for creating and saving tens of thousands of jobs · PolitiFact · 2010-09-07 · accessed 2026-09-21
  2. State and Area Employment, Hours, and Earnings (CES), series SMS39000000000000001 (Ohio, total nonfarm, seasonally adjusted) · U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · accessed 2026-10-15

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