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Link to Bush Economic Record: The First Term

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last updated 10/06/06

JOBS AND WAGES:

Chart 1: Slowest Job Growth of Any Administration in over 70 Years
last updated 10/06/06
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Chart 2: Slowest Private Sector Job Growth of Any Administration in over 70 Years
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Chart 3: The Most Protracted Postwar Jobs Slump
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Chart 4: Unemployment Rate up by 0.4 Percentage Point
last updated 10/06/06
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Chart 5: Almost 1 Million More Unemployed Workers
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Chart 6: Almost Twice as Much Long-Term Unemployment
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Chart 7: Typical Worker's Earnings Failed to Keep Up with Inflation
last updated 1/19/06
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Chart 8: The Distribution of Earnings Has Become More Unequal
last updated 1/19/06
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BUDGET AND TAXES:

Chart 9: Large Projected Surpluses Turned Into Large Deficits
last updated 8/17/06
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Chart 10: $4.3 Trillion More Debt in 2008
last updated 7/11/06
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Chart 11: Bush Tax Cuts Were Nearly 90 Times Larger for Millionaires than for Middle Income Households
last updated 1/27/06
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FAMILY INCOME AND WELL-BEING:

Chart 12: One of Only Three Administrations with a Decline in Household Income
last updated 8/29/06
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Chart 13: Real Median Household Income Down $1,273
last updated 8/29/06
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Chart 14: Real Median Household Income Has Declined for All Income Groups since 2000
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Chart 15: Administration with Second Largest Average Annual Rise in the Poverty Rate
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Chart 16: 5.4 Million More Americans in Poverty
last updated 8/29/06
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Chart 17: 6.8 Million More Americans Without Health Insurance
last updated 8/29/06
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