The Bush Created Economic Abyss Obama Pulled America Out Of Was Deep, THIS Deep:

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"While showing some slow, small improvement, full-time employees as a percent of the population is still down at levels not seen since the depths of the 1980's recession. "

...tad disingenuous to be comparing apples to oranges? I mean, based on the premise of your statement (and the chart), employment levels during Bush were higher than during Carter. Under Bush, no jobs were created. Under Carter, 10 million jobs were added.

The chart is a completely different metric from the one in the OP. If you look at the peeks and valleys of your chart, it creates the impression that the previous recessions, in terms of the hole created, were worse than the current, which is not the case.

Also, the state of the economy when the President took office matters: http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024459258