President Obama: Still the Worst Record on Jobs since Herbert Hoover
|
President |
Jobs at Start of Administration |
Jobs at End of Administration |
Net Change |
|
(All Figures in Millions) |
|||
|
Hoover |
31.3 (annual average for 1929) |
23.6 (annual average for 1932) |
-7.7 |
|
Roosevelt |
23.7 (annual average for 1933) |
41.4 (April 1945) |
+17.7 |
|
Truman |
41.4 (April 1945) |
50.1 (January 1953) |
+8.7 |
|
Eisenhower |
50.1 (January 1953) |
53.7 (January 1961) |
+3.5 |
|
Kennedy |
53.7 (January 1961) |
57.3 (November 1963) |
+3.6 |
|
Johnson |
57.3 (November 1963) |
69.5 (January 1969) |
+12.2 |
|
Nixon |
69.5 (January 1969) |
78.6 (August 1974) |
+9.1 |
|
Ford |
78.6 (August 1974) |
80.7 (January 1977) |
+2.1 |
|
Carter |
80.7 (January 1977) |
91.0 (January 1981) |
+10.3 |
|
Reagan |
91.0 (January 1981) |
107.1 (January 1989) |
+16.1 |
|
G. H. W. Bush |
107.1 (January 1989) |
109.7 (January 1993) |
+2.6 |
|
Clinton |
109.7 (January 1993) |
132.5 (January 2001) |
+22.7 |
|
G. W. Bush |
132.5 (January 2001) |
133.6 (January 2009) |
+1.1 |
|
Obama |
133.6 (January 2009) |
132.8 (through March 2012) |
-0.7 |
Source: Official Department of Labor nonfarm payroll jobs data, which began in 1939;
prior data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Totals may not add due to rounding.