783,000 non-farm payroll jobs were created in the 4 months January through April (196,000 / month average)
Jan - April monthly net job creation figures (thousands) : 148 332 138 165 . Total: 783. Average: 196
http://data.bls.gov/timeseries/CES0000000001
The OP was talking about manufacturing jobs -- a total of 39,000 created in the 4 months January through April ( 9,750 / month average)
http://data.bls.gov/timeseries/CES3000000001
Jan - April monthly net manufacturing job creation figures (thousands) : 14 23 2 0 . Total: 39. Average: 10
Series Id: CES3000000001
Seasonally Adjusted
Super Sector: Manufacturing, Industry: Manufacturing,
Data Type: ALL EMPLOYEES, THOUSANDS
1 MONTH CHANGE
(The 1-month change figures began improving in 2/09 - the month following Obama's inauguration. Though it took a year to turn positive. Also interesing -- the "plus" area in the Obama era is better than the "plus" area in the Bush era.)
Back to non-farm payroll jobs -- 6.154 million net new jobs have been created in the last 38 months -- that's 162,000 jobs / month average.
G.W. Bush's entire 8 year record: 1.083 million net new jobs (11,281 jobs / month average)
More, including more comparisons of the Bush and Obama records: http://www.democraticunderground.com/111622439#post1
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