The economy added another 288,000 jobs in April, with the unemployment rate now at 5.6% (the rate at Clinton's reelection). That's a gain of 1,088,000 jobs since July 2003. Let's look at the numbers.
Total job change since January 2001: +786,000
since the effectiveness of Bush's first budget: +2,129,000
Establishment Survey
Total job change since January 2001: -1,486,000
since the effectiveness of Bush's first budget: -301,000
