How Many Jobs Gained During a Presidential Tenure?
22.7 Million Jobs
Bill Clinton
Lyndon…
3.4%
12.2 Million Jobs
7.5%
10.3 Million Jobs
Jimmy Carter
Harry Truman
5.4%
16.1 Million Jobs
Ronald Reagan
Richard Nixon
4.2%
5.5%
9.2 Million Jobs
2.9%
8.7 Million Jobs
3.6 Million Jobs
5.7%
Dwight… 3.5 Million Jobs
6.6%
George H.W.… 2.6 Million Jobs
7.3%
2.1 Million Jobs
7.5%
George W.…1.1 Million Jobs
7.8%
John Kennedy
Gerald Ford
Barack Obama
Millions of -1
Jobs Gained
Unemployment Rate at
End of Presidential Term
(-316 Thousand Jobs)
4
9
14
19
8.3%
24
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Establishment Data, "B" Tables, Seasonally Adjusted.
Data note: All job estimates pertain to the tenure period of each president since 1945.
Produced by Veronique de Rugy, Mercatus Center at George Mason University.