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FACTBOX: U.S. job creation figures dating to 1933
(Reuters) - The ill health of the U.S. economy is likely to leave a lasting mark on President George W. Bush's legacy.
Since he took office in January 2001, the economy has added a relatively slim 4.43 million jobs.
Following are details on nonfarm employment dating back to the beginning of President Franklin Roosevelt's first term in 1933:
Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1933-45
First term: +5.44 million (estimated; see note *)
Second term: +3.29 million (*)
Third term: +7.42 million
Partial fourth term: -460,000 jobs
Total: +15.69 million (*)
Harry Truman, 1945-53
Partial First term: +3.23 million jobs
Second term: +5.47 million jobs
Total: +8.70 million jobs
Dwight Eisenhower, 1953-61
First term: +2.74 million jobs
Second term: +795,000 jobs
Total: +3.54 million jobs
John F. Kennedy, 1961-63
Partial term: +3.57 million jobs
Lyndon Johnson, 1963-69
Partial term: +2.33 million jobs
Full term: +9.86 million jobs
Total: +12.18 million jobs
Richard Nixon, 1969-74
First term: +6.18 million
Partial term: +3 million jobs
Total: +9.18 million jobs
Gerald Ford, 1974-77
Partial term: +2.07 million jobs
Jimmy Carter, 1977-81
First term: +10.34 million jobs
Ronald Reagan, 1981-89
First term: +5.32 million jobs
Second term: +10.78 million jobs
Total: +16.10 million jobs
George H.W. Bush, 1989-93
First term: +2.59 million jobs
Bill Clinton, 1993-2001
First term: +11.51 million jobs
Second term: +11.24 million jobs
Total: +22.74 million jobs
George W. Bush, 2001-PRESENT
First term: +7,000 jobs
Second term to date: +4.42 million jobs
Total to date: +4.43 million jobs
* NOTE: The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics has monthly nonfarm payroll data under the current industrial classification system dating back to January 1939. Roosevelt's first two terms were calculated from annual nonfarm payroll data under a now-discontinued classification system. In addition, Roosevelt's first term began on March 4, 1933; Reuters prorated the 1933 annual jobs growth figure to account for the shorter term. Therefore, the jobs growth figures for Roosevelt's first two terms and the total figure under Roosevelt are not directly comparable to other data presented.
Not all numbers will add up due to rounding.
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