TW: The numbers below represent annualized growth in jobs during the course of all post-WWII Presidents. Obviously many factors play into the numbers (W. Bush's numbers will likely decline even further perhaps significantly) some controlled by the incumbent some not. But here are the numbers:
1. Johnson +3.6%
2. Carter +3.3%
3. Truman +2.7%
4. Clinton +2.6%
5. Reagan +2.3%
6. Nixon +2.1%
7. Kennedy +2.0%
8. Ford +0.9%
9. Eisenhower +0.5%
10. George H.W. Bush +0.41%
11. George W. Bush +0.35%
source: Floyd Norris NYT
http://norris.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/10/03/one-of-the-first-things-i-look/
No comments:
Post a Comment