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Tom Barrett sought to regain the offensive in the recall race Thursday as Gov. Scott Walker faced another month of disappointing jobs numbers.
At a time when Wisconsin's jobs statistics are under scrutiny as never before, preliminary data released Thursday showed that Wisconsin lost an estimated 6,200 private-sector jobs in April.
Wisconsin's next monthly jobs report, due out Thursday, should be hotly anticipated. But already, there's a huge asterisk.