Number of civilians employed January 31, 2001: 137,581,000Number of civilians employed August 31, 2004: 139,681,000Number of jobs gained: 2,100,000

Is that a record number? YES.
Unemployed:

From the BLS
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Yet more interesting data from the BLS.

In fact, the first black President didn’t have lower Black unemployment until July of 1997, over half way into his Presidency. And it was well in to Clinton’s Presidency before the black unemployment rate fell to the HIGH of the Bush first term. Ironic, isn’t it?

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You design your own graphs. The BLS site allows you to see the raw data, specify the parameters and then generate a graph.
BLS
Start there. The household survey is “A”. The payroll survey is “B”. Go to either “Most requested statistics” or to “Create customized tables”.
Once you get the graph you want, you’ll need to copy [...]

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How can that be with only 32,000 new jobs? I’m glad that you asked. Stats are from the BLS. Click on a graph to see a larger version.
The civilian labor force is at an all time high of 147,856,000. That’s an increase of 577,000 from June and an increase of 4,069,000 since George Bush took [...]

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At the end of January 2001, the start of George Bush’s first term, there were 137,790,000 people employed in the United States. At the end of May 2004, there were 138,772.000 people employed, a gain of 982,000 people employed. From the depths of the Clinton recession to the end of May 2004 3,057,000 people have [...]

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As I’ve reported before:
Nashville Business Journal“Help Wanted” might be back, but Nashville-based Bridgestone Americas Holding Inc. has long been prowling the country for more than 75,000 service technicians.
“We have 2,300 stores, most of which are looking for qualified techs,” says Vice President of Public Affairs Christine Karbowiak. The position pays between $45,000 and $75,000 annually [...]

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Econopundit, Steve Antler graphs the poverty numbers for children and comes to a startling conclusion. Poverty is down. The source data for his graph is the U.S. Census Bureau.
I’M SO CONFUSED. I THOUGHT PEOPLE WERE JUST GETTING POORER AND POORER.
Let’s use the same source, the Census Bureau, to look at the percentages of Americans and [...]

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Kodak, a brand name known world-wide, is headquartered in Rochester, New York. In many respects, it stands for photography just as Xerox stands for photocopying. At its height, it was the largest employer in the city and its facilities covered hundreds of acres in and around Rochester.
When you read a blogger or hear a politician [...]

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This graph grew out of the graph that follows. It came out so clearly that I decided to begin with it. It shows the percentage of the total population that was employed in each year from 1990 through 2003. It clearly demonstrates a decrease beginning in 2000, prior to Bush taking office. I would venture [...]

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