Jun 19, 2012 ... But even if spending rose starkly during the economic crisis under the presidencies of both Mr. Bush and Mr. Obama, it has remained at the higher level since then under Mr. Obama. Size of Government. “The only time government employment has gone down during a recession has been under me.
4 days ago ... The trend in job growth in 2010 was obscured by the rapid ramp-up and subsequent decline in government hiring for the 2010 Census, but private ... the jobs deficit was slow for some time, but the economy has now recovered the 8.7 million jobs lost between the start of the recession in December 2007 and ...
May 9, 2012 ... “So each time there was a recession with a Republican president, compensated — we compensated by making sure that government didn't see a drastic reduction in employment. The only time government employment has gone down during a recession has been under me. So I make that point just so you ...
Jan 7, 2017 ... With the final Obama administration jobs day in the books, it's a good time to look at how American workers have fared. Donald Trump ... Of course, President Obama came into office as the economy was plunging into a recession (a plunge that also drags down George W. Bush's number). But even if you ...
Jul 11, 2016 ... Job Openings — The number of job openings has more than doubled under Obama to the highest number in the more than 15 years the Bureau of Labor Statistics has been tracking it. ... For the first seven years and four months of Obama's time in office, the CPI has gone up by only 13 percent. In the eight ...
The only time government employment has gone down during a recession has been under me.