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Fact Sheet: Economic Growth Continues - More Than 5.3 Million Jobs Created
Since August 2003
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For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
June 2, 2006

Fact Sheet: Economic Growth Continues - More Than 5.3 Million Jobs Created
Since August 2003

ÿÿÿÿÿ In Focus: Jobs _

Today, The Government Released New Jobs Figures _ 75,000 Jobs Created In
May. The economy has created about 1.9 million jobs over the past 12 months
_ and more than 5.3 million since August 2003. The unemployment rate fell
to 4.6 percent _ lower than the average of the 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, and
1990s.

The Economy Remains Strong, And The Outlook Is Favorable
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    Revised Report Shows Fastest Real GDP Growth In Two-And-A-Half Years.
    Real GDP grew at an annual rate of 5.3 percent for the first quarter of
    this year. This follows our economic growth of 3.5 percent in 2005 _
    the fastest rate of any major industrialized nation.
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    Productivity Increased At A Strong Annual Rate Of 3.7 Percent In The
    First Quarter.
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    Real Hourly Compensation Rose At A 3.2 Percent Annual Rate In The First
    Quarter.
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    Personal Income Increased At An Annual Rate Of 6.7 Percent In April.
    Since January 2001, real after-tax income has risen by 12.9 percent, or
    7.3 percent per person.
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    Real Consumer Spending Increased At An Annual Rate Of 5.2 Percent In
    The First Quarter.
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    Employment Increased In 47 States Over The Past 12 Months Ending In
    April. Nonfarm payroll employment increased in 41 states in April.
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    Industrial Production Increased 4.7 Percent Over The Past 12 Months.
    Over the past 12 months, manufacturing production has increased by 5.5
    percent.

President Bush Has An Aggressive Agenda To Keep The Economy Growing

This Week, President Bush Nominated Henry Paulson As Treasury Secretary.
Paulson has an intimate knowledge of financial markets and an ability to
explain economic issues in clear terms. For the past eight years, Paulson
has served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Goldman Sachs
Group, one of the most respected firms on Wall Street.

The President Has Expanded Tax Relief And Is Working To Make His Tax Relief
Permanent. Two weeks ago, President Bush signed into law a bill that
extends the tax cuts on dividends and capital gains. This legislation also
contains an Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) patch enabling millions of
middle-income families to avoid paying higher taxes in 2006.

The President's Tax Relief Has Helped Spur Growth By Keeping $880 Billion
In The Pockets Of American Taxpayers. The Administration reduced taxes for
every American who pays income taxes, doubled the child tax credit, reduced
the marriage penalty, created investment incentives for small businesses,
and put the death tax on the road to extinction.

Growing The Economy And Reducing The Deficit Depend On Controlling The
Spending Appetite Of The Federal Government. Every year since the President
took office, the Administration has slowed the growth of discretionary
spending that is not related to the military or homeland security. The
President's last two budgets cut discretionary spending that was unrelated
to the military or homeland security, and we are on track to cut the
deficit in half by 2009.
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    If The Emergency Supplemental Bill _ Which The President Has Requested
    To Help Fund The War On Terror And Hurricane Recovery _ Includes
    Non-Emergency Or Wasteful Spending Or Exceeds The President's Set Limit
    Of $92.2 Billion Plus Funding To Prepare Our Nation For A Pandemic Flu
    Emergency, He Will Veto It.

In The Long Run, The Biggest Challenge To Our Nation's Budgetary Health Is
Entitlement Spending On Programs Such As Social Security And Medicare. We
call on members of both parties to join us in a bipartisan commission to
address this critical issue.

The President Will Continue Working With Congress To Restrain Spending In
Other Ways, Including Passing A Line-Item Veto. A line-item veto would
allow us to cut needless spending, reduce the budget deficit, and ensure
that every taxpayer dollar is spent wisely _ or not at all.

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