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Fact Sheet: Job Creation Continues - More Than 8.2 Million Jobs Created
Since August 2003
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For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary July 6, 2007

Fact Sheet: Job Creation Continues - More Than 8.2 Million Jobs Created
Since August 2003 June 2007 Marks 46th Consecutive Month Of Job Growth

ÿÿWhite House News
ÿÿEn Espa¤ol

ÿÿÿÿÿ In Focus: Jobs _

Today, The Bureau Of Labor Statistics Released New Jobs Figures  132,000
Jobs Created In June.ÿSince August 2003, more than 8.2 million jobs have
been created, with more than 2 million jobs created over the twelve months
ending in June.ÿ Our economy has now added jobs for 46 straight months, and
the unemployment rate remains low at 4.5 percent.ÿ

Americans Are Working And Taking Home More Pay
  þ Real After-Tax Per Capita Personal Income Has Risen By 9.9 Percent 
    Nearly $3,000 Per Person  Since President Bush Took Office.
  þ Real Wages Rose 1.1 Percent Over The 12 Months Ending In May.ÿ This is
    faster than the average rate during the 1990s, and it means an extra
    $729 in the past year for the typical family with two wage earners.
  þ The Economy Has Now Experienced Over Five Years Of Uninterrupted
    Growth, Averaging 2.9 Percent A Year Since 2001. ÿReal GDP grew a
    strong 3.1 percent in 2006.
  þ Since The First Quarter Of 2001, Productivity Growth Has Averaged 2.8
    Percent.ÿThis is well above average productivity growth in the 1990s,
    1980s, and 1970s.
  þ Purchasing Managers Reported Manufacturing Expansion For The Fifth
    Consecutive Month In June.ÿ The Institute for Supply Management
    manufacturing index rose to 56 in June.ÿ

The President's Agenda Will Help Keep America's Economy Strong, Flexible,
And Dynamic

President Bush's FY 2008 Budget Lays Out A Detailed Plan To Balance The
Budget By 2012 While Keeping Taxes Low. ÿTax and spend is no way to balance
the budget.ÿ The President's Budget keeps annual spending under control and
addresses our long-term budgetary challenge  the unsustainable growth in
entitlement programs like Medicare and Social Security. ÿ
  þ Strong Economic Growth Has Helped Produce Record Levels Of Tax Revenue,
    Which Is Helping Reduce The Federal Deficit And Meet Our Goal Of A
    Balanced Budget.ÿRecord tax revenues helped us reach the President's
    goal of cutting the deficit in half three years ahead of schedule.
    ÿReceipts have increased nearly 35 percent since the tax relief was
    fully implemented in 2003, and the deficit has declined by $165 billion
    in the last two years.
  þ The President Will Veto Appropriations Bills That Threaten Deficit
    Reduction With Overspending.ÿ The Administration supports responsible
    spending to achieve the goal of a balanced budget by 2012.

President Bush Has Called On Congress To Pass Legislation To Achieve His
"Twenty In Ten" Goal To Reduce U.S. Gasoline Consumption By 20 Percent Over
10 Years.ÿÿPresident Bush commends Congress for considering legislation to
help bring America closer to meeting his "Twenty In Ten" goal, and
challenges them to take a bolder approach to strengthen America's energy
security.ÿ Achieving this goal will benefit the economy, national security,
and the environment.ÿ

President Bush Has Called On Congress To Help Keep America Competitive In
The 21st Century By Reauthorizing And Strengthening The No Child Left
Behind (NCLB) Act This Year. ÿNCLB is working  during the most recent
five-year period on record, the National Assessment of Educational Progress
shows nine-year-olds made more progress in reading than they did in the
previous 28 years combined.ÿ Strengthening NCLB will help ensure that all
children graduate high school ready for college and the global economy,
will better help struggling schools, and will empower parents with more
choices.

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