| October 11, 2004 | - The Labor Department reported that the economy created a mere 96,000 jobs last month, thus failing to keep pace with the expansion of the nation's work force and confirming that George W. Bush has the worst job creation record of any president since Herbert Hoover. The White House reacted to the bad news by declaring that the poor job numbers prove that the president's tax cuts have been working.
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New York Times
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| January 10, 2004 | - The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the U.S. economy created only 1,000 new jobs in December.
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New York Times
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| October 4, 2003 | - The U.S. economy managed to create 57,000 jobs last month, the Labor Department reported, the first such gain since January, although the increase did not keep pace with population growth, and the percentage of adults with jobs fell to its lowest point in 10 years.
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New York Times
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| October 8, 2002 | - The Department of Labor reported that payrolls shrank last month, and the stock market closed at 1997 levels.
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