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FACTBOX: U.S. job creation figures dating to 1933

Fri Nov 7, 2008 6:00pm EST
 
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(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  Continued...

 

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