Deal announces job growth numbers

Gov. Nathan Deal and his economic team, who have had to battle a recession and job-killing federal policies since his 2011 inauguration, nevertheless have made great strides in statewide job creation. The governor said in a Georgia Chamber of Commerce speech on Tuesday that over 452,000 private sector jobs were created since 2011. He underscored that the construction sector of the state’s economy has especially rebounded. Deal also announced that for just this month of January alone 3,134 new jobs are expected to be created. Clearly, the Peach State’s economic ship is RISING…