| Longest peacetime economic expansion in history, creating over 20 million new jobs 20.4 million new jobs -- the most created by any Administration and more new jobs than were created from 1981-1992. The economy has added an average of 245,000 jobs per month, the highest of any President on record. Chart: Jobs Created by Administration |
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The Longest Peacetime Economic Expansion in History, including 20.4 Million New Jobs
The First Back-To-Back Budget Surpluses in 43 Years
The Largest Expansion of College Opportunity Since the GI Bill
The Smallest Welfare Rolls in 30 Years
The Lowest Overall Crime Rate in 25 Years
Deactivated 5,000 Nuclear Warheads From the Former Soviet Union
Lowest Child Poverty Rates in 20 Years
Lowest Hispanic and African American Unemployment Ever Recorded
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