Blue Wars

2001-2011 Jobs Numbers

The truth of the Bush Years? 8 years of Bush policies produced a little over 3 million jobs before the 2009 collapse; 18 million less than Clinton. Obama created more jobs in 2010 than Bush did in either 2001, 2002, 2003, or 2008. Unemployment doubled from 4.3% to more than 9%. If the meek job reports over the past 2 years are reason to vote out Obama, than the same could have been said for Bush in 2004.

2001

January	268,000
February	135,000
March	-86,000
April	-233,000
May	-485,000
June	-114,000
July	-42,000
August	-113,000
September	-199,000
October	-415,000
November	-331,000
December	-124,000
Total	-1,739,000

2002

January	-89,000
February	66,000
March	58,000
April	43,000
May	41,000
June	36,000
July	6,000
August	39,000
September	-43,000
October	-26,000
November	-88,000
December	-101,000
Total	-58,000

2003

January	143,000
February	308,000
March	108,000
April	48,000
May	40,000
June	43,000
July	-26,000
August	-93,000
September	6,000
October	126,000
November	57,000
December	1,000
Total	721,000

2004

January	112,000
February	21,000
March	308,000
April	288,000
May	248,000
June	112,000
July	32,000
August	144,000
September	96,000
October	337,000
November	112,000
December	157,000
Total	1,967,000

2005

January	146,000
February	262,000
March	110,000
April	274,000
May	78,000
June	146,000
July	207,000
August	169,000
September	-35,000
October	56,000
November	215,000
December	108,000
Total	1,592,000

2006

January	193,000
February	243,000
March	211,000
April	138,000
May	75,000
June	121,000
July	113,000
August	128,000
September	51,000
October	92,000
November	132,000
December	167,000
Total	1,474,000

2007

January	110,000
February	97,000
March	180,000
April	88,000
May	157,000
June	132,000
July	92,000
August	-4,000
September	111,000
October	166,000
November	94,000
December	18,000
Total	1,241,000

2008

January	-17,000
February	-63,000
March	-80,000
April	-20,000
May	-49,000
June	-62,000
July	-51,000
August	-84,000
September	-159,000
October	-240,000
November	-533,000
December	-524,000
Total	-1,666,000

2009

January	-598,000
February	-651,000
March	-633,000
April	-539,000
May	-345,000
June	-467,000
July	-247,000
August	-216,000
September	-263,000
October	-190,000
November	-11,000
December	-85,000
Total	-4,245,000

2010

January	-20,000
February	-36,000
March	162,000
April	290,000
May	431,000
June	125,000
July	131,000
August	-54,000
September	-95,000
October	151,000
November	39,000
December	103,000
Total	966,000

2011

January	36,000
February	192,000
March	216,000
April	244,000
May	54,000
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Total	522,000 http://www.bls.gov/schedule/archives/empsit_nr.htm