UPDATE: A report released this Friday showed that unemployment rate jumped again to 9.1% in May and the economy added only 53.000 new jobs, a lot less than expected. [...] The political campaign for the White House is underway and one of the most important issues in the 2012 race is the economy. In May, under Barack Obama’s watch, the U.S. economy added 38,000 jobs, but the unemployment rate still stood at above 8%. In comparison, George W. Bush was creating even less jobs a month than Barack Obama – on average 31.250, Ronald Reagan – 166.000 and Bill Clinton – a record of 241.000. So which U.S. President created the most jobs in America? Which President really believed that “it is about the economy, stupid!” and was focusing on the jobs market? Below is a table showing the ranking of the U.S. Presidents in terms of the job creation in the last couple of decades.
| President | Jobs created | Jobs at end of term | Jobs at start of term | Jobs created per year in office | Population growth |
| George W. Bush | 3.0 million | 135.5 million | 132.5 million | 375,000 | 22.0 million |
| Bill Clinton | 23.1 million | 132.5 million | 109.4 million | 2,900,000 | 25.2 million |
| George H.W. Bush | 2.5 million | 109.4 million | 106.9 million | 625,000 | 12.5 million |
| Ronald Reagan | 16.0 million | 106.9 million | 90.9 million | 2,000,000 | 17.3 million |
| Jimmy Carter | 10.5 million | 90.9 million | 80.4 million | 2,600,000 | 9.8 million |
| Gerald Ford | 1.8 million | 80.4 million | 78.6 million | 745,000 | 5.1 million |
| Richard Nixon | 9.4 million | 78.6 million | 69.2 million | 1,700,000 | 12.3 million |
| Lyndon Johnson | 11.9 million | 69.2 million | 57.3 million | 2,300,000 | 11.3 million |
| John F. Kennedy | 3.6 million | 57.3 million | 53.7 million | 1,200,000 | 8.2 million |
| Dwight Eisenhower | 3.5 million | 53.7 million | 50.2 million | 438,000 | 23.3 million |
| Harry Truman | 8.4 million | 50.2 million | 41.8 million | 1,100,000 | N/A |
Which #POTUS in recent history does #Europe respect and admire: #GWB!? Who created the most jobs? @EuropeanCourier http://bit.ly/k86xwE
In May only 53.000 new jobs were created in America, unemployment jumped again to 9.1% http://t.co/rD0nV0B #jobs #economy
Ranking: Which President created the most jobs in the U.S? http://t.co/9RGaRpy
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Which #USA President created the most jobs in the U.S? Bill Clinton with 2,900,000 Jobs – http://goo.gl/emLk2 via @EuropeanCourier
If you had some more numbers you’d see that clinton & carter had more jobs than all the republican presidents since 1900 COMBINED. Good beer bet with a republican. LOL
Do your math and you will lose.