2007 Governor's State of the State speeches: on Jobs

Jon Huntsman: Utah job growth at 5%; unemployment under 3%

I would like the numbers to speak for themselves. During 2006:
• Nearly 60,000 new jobs were created in Utah--an historic high for our State
• Our job growth reached 5 percent, more than triple the national average
• Our unemployment rate of 2.5% reached unprecedented levels in State history and was among the lowest in the nation
• and Utah was recognized as America's sixth fastest growing state.

Tim Kaine: Today's minimum wage is not enough to take care of a family

And we have to reward work. Today's minimum wage means that some Virginians work 40 hours a week, 52 weeks a year, and earn less than $11,000. That is not enough to take care of a family, not enough to buy a home, not enough to afford health insurance. I look forward to working with you to make a change for the better for our working families by passing a fair increase in our minimum wage.