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by Spixxy on October 3rd, 2004

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Some say that President Bush caused the loss of American jobs in his 2000-2004 term. What evidence supports this?

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  • by Schlim on June 2nd, 2005

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    Technically, every president causes the loss of some jobs, but it's the net total that matters (jobs created - jobs lossed).

    At the end of 1999, 111,054,000 Americans were employed full-time. At the end of 2004, 115,117,000. (Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics)

    So technically, there was a net increase in jobs during President Bush's 2000-2004 term.

    Some might say President Bush caused the loss of American jobs because the increase was so small. For instance, 10,000,000 more people were working full time in 1999 than in 1995 (Clinton's 2nd term).

    To say that President Bush caused the loss of American jobs is somewhat an overstatement. It's technically correct (as it would be for any President), but in reality didn't happen. However, very few jobs were created during his term.

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