Print this Page The Jobs Search 10 Key Facts on Jobs and
Unemployment Monday, August 06, 2012 Where are the jobs the
Administration promised its stimulus would deliver? 1. In
January 2009, the Obama Administration forecast there would be
137.6 million jobs at the end of 2010 under their stimulus plan.
Instead, there were just 130.3 million jobs in December 2010.
Now, even 19 months later in July 2012, there are just 133.2
million jobs in the U.S. economy – still 4.4 million jobs short
of the Administration’s forecast for late 2010. 2. The pace of
job creation during the “Obama recovery” is slower than during
the Great Depression. 3. Since January 2009, the number of full-
time employees has fallen by 1.5 million. Meanwhile, part-time
employees rose by 1.6 million – accounting for all of the “net”
employment growth in the Obama years. 4. During the Obama
Administration, total employment has grown by 33,000, while the
number of people not in the labor force has grown by 7.8
million. This means that, during the O