Claim: Mitt Romney has taken to saying that he created more than 100,000 net jobs through his work in the private sector, and more jobs as governor than President Obama has created since taking office. But the first claim is unproven, and the second is misleading. It's true that the private equity firm Bain Capital, which Romney headed from 1984 to 1999, invested in many companies that went on to add jobs. But there's no thorough count of the jobs gained and lost in all the companies in which Bain invested.
Fact-check: Romney's Shaky Job Claims - FactCheck.org
Verdict: mitt romney has taken to saying that he created more than 100,000 net jobs through his work in the private sector, and more jobs as governor than president obama has created since taking office. but the first claim is unproven, and the second is misleading. it's true that the private equity firm bain capital, which romney headed from 1984 to 1999, invested in many companies that went on to add jobs. but there's no thorough count of the jobs gained and lost in all the companies in which bain invested.
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Lori Robertson
Date published: 2012-01-05T23:32:08