Using data from the B. (L.) S. -- the L is silent, because it's complete B.S.
That's the bureau that basically GUESSES about job creation, based on historical averages, etc. rather than reality.
But I have just one question -- shouldn't there be more jobs today than 4 years ago, considering there are more Americans alive today than 4 years ago? Isn't a certain growth necessary to stay at break-even?
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- The U.S. economy now has more jobs than it did when the president took office in January of 2009.
With the addition of Friday's fairly strong jobs report, plus upward revisions over the last couple of months, there are now 194,000 more jobs than there were in January of 2009, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.