Caught this on the Wall Street Journal's site. Thought it was interesting to see how recent administrations stack up.
BUSH GAINED JOBS during his first term but in percentage terms, his job creation record compares poorly to that of almost every previous presidential term for which comparable data is available, according to research firm Global Insight. —Greg Ip
Calculated with Monthly Payroll-Survey Data
President --- NET JOB GROWTH (thousands) --- % CHANGE
Bush I (2001 to 2005) --- 119 --- 0.3
Clinton II (1997 to 2001) --- 11,222 --- 9.3
Clinton I (1993 to 1997) --- 11,507 --- 10.5
Bush (1989 to 1993) --- 2,592 --- 2.4
Reagan II (1985 to 1989) --- 10,780 --- 11.2
Reagan I (1981 to 1985) --- 5,322 --- 5.8
Carter (1977 to 1981) --- 10,339 --- 12.8
Nixon / Ford (1973 to 1977) --- 5,072 --- 6.7
Nixon (1969 to 1973) --- 6,182 --- 8.9
Johnson (1965 to 1969) --- 9,855 --- 16.5
Kennedy / Johnson (1961 to 1965) --- 5,900 --- 11.0
Eisenhower II (1957 to 1961) --- 795 --- 1.5
Eisenhower I (1953 to 1957) --- 2,743 --- 5.5
Truman (1949 to 1953) --- 5,470 --- 12.2
Roosevelt IV / Truman (1945 to 1949) --- 2,772 --- 6.6
Roosevelt III (1941 to 1945) --- 7,423 --- 21.5
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