Longest peacetime economic expansion in history, creating over 20 million new jobs

20.4 million new jobs -- the most created by any Administration and more new jobs than were created from 1981-1992. The economy has added an average of 245,000 jobs per month, the highest of any President on record.

Chart: Jobs Created by Administration
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics www.bls.gov/

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