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Note: I've received a number of requests to post this again after the start of President Trump's 2nd term. So here is another update of tracking employment during Presidential terms. We frequently use Presidential terms as time markers - we could use Speaker of the House, Fed Chair, or any other marker. TermPrivate Sector Biden14,327 Clinton 110,875 Clinton 210,104 Obama 29,924 Reagan 29,351 Carter9,039 Reagan 15,363 Obama 11,889 GHW Bush1,507 GW Bush 2453 Trump 23251 GW Bush 1-822 Trump 1-2,178 1Through 2 months Click on graph for larger image. Private sector employment increased by 9,039,000 under President Carter (dashed green), by 14,714,000 under President Reagan (dark red), 1,507,000 under President G.H.W. Bush (light purple), 20,979,000 under President Clinton (light blue), lost 369,000 under President G.W. Bush, and gained 11,813,000 under President Obama (dark dashed blue). During President Trump's terms (Orange), the economy has lost 1,853,000 private sector jobs. A big difference between the presidencies has been public sector employment. Note: the bumps in public sector employment due to the decennial Census in 1980, 1990, 2000, 2010 and 2020. And a table for public sector jobs. Public sector jobs increased have increased the most during Biden's term (mostly state and local employment), ahead of the number during Reagan's 2nd term. Public sector jobs declined the most during Obama's first term. TermPublic Sector Biden1,813 Reagan 21,438 Carter1,304 Clinton 21,242 GHW Bush1,127 GW Bush 1900 GW Bush 2844 Clinton 1692 Obama 2447 Trump 2201 Reagan 1-24 Trump-537 Obama 1-710 1Through 2 months
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