Claim: Because of Democratic tax hikes, New Jersey ended a decade with fewer private sector jobs for the first time in recorded history.
Fact-check: Sen. Steve Oroho claims Democratic tax hikes are to blame for private-sector job losses in New Jersey over the last decade
Verdict: barely-true
Organisation: PolitiFact
Author: Bill Wichert
Date published: 2011-07-12T00:00:00