Getting People Back to Work
Governor Chris Christie toured a restoration project in Bradley Beach today, where workers were hired through a National Emergency Grant from the federal government.
Governor Chris Christie toured a restoration project in Bradley Beach today, where workers were hired through a National Emergency Grant from the federal government.
At the beginning of this week, State Senate President Steve Sweeney questioned Governor Christie's job creation record, suggesting he should spend more time in Jersey working on the problem instead of traveling around the country campaigning for Mitt Romney.
Jersey's unemployment rate dropped a tenth of a percent - from 9.9 to 9.8 percent last month.
State Senate President Steve Sweeney is introducing a bill that would give small businesses a big tax credit for hiring someone who's been unemployed for at least a month - in many cases, up to 3 thousand dollars a year.