Here is a very simple comparison. Forget the Bush recession for a moment. Even before that, Bush's record was terrible compared to President Obama's. In years 2-4 of the Bush administration, only 1.6 million jobs were added. In years 2-4 of the Obama administration, it's 3.9 million.
Well, lets go to the BLS numbers ! Age 16 and over. With jobs. Unadjusted.
Bush
April, 2001 137,022,000 (month 3, first term)
January 2002 134,177,000 (start of year 2)
July 2005 143,283,,000 (mid of year 4)
Obama
April 2009 140,586,000 (month 3, first term, 1st full month after Stimulus)
January 2010 136,809,000 (start of year 2)
July 2012 143,126,000 (mid of year 4, and as far as Obama has gotten)
You compared years 2-4 for each, but Obama doesn't have a complete year 4. He only has until July of his fourth year. So, year 2 thru 3.5 for each yields:
Bush: 9.1 million (you said 1.6 million)
Obama: 6.3 million (you said 3.9 million)
You really ****ed that up !
Now, you can go back and manipulate a bit here and there, but those are the raw BLS numbers:
Why are you off by so much :roll: