Before and After: Jobs Down, Poverty and Government Dependence Up During the Obama Administration

October 11, 2012

	Before Obama*	After Obama**	Change
Jobs (Payroll Employment)	136.8 million	133.5 million (9/2012)	– 3.3 million
Not in Labor Force	79.5 million	88.7 million (9/2012)	+ 9.2 million
People in Poverty	39.8 million	46.2 million (CY 2011)	+ 6.4 million
Welfare Recipients (TANF)	4.0 million	4.5 million (12/2011)	+ 0.5 million
Disability Recipients (SSI/SSDI)	12.1 million (12/08)	14.0 million (8/2012)	+ 1.9 million
Food Stamp Recipients (SNAP)	28.2 million	46.7 million (7/2012)	+ 18.5 million

Sources: Department of Labor payroll and household surveys; Census Bureau poverty data; HHS TANF data; Social Security Administration SSI/SSDI 2008 and 2012 data; and Department of Agriculture data. *CY 2008 average, unless otherwise noted. **Most recent available data.

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