Obama’s part-time recovery

If you are looking for a full-time job in the Obama economy, chances are you’re out of luck. According to the latest Bureau of Labor Statistics jobs report, fewer Americans have full-time jobs today then when President Obama was sworn into office.

While the total number of Americans with jobs has grown from 142.2 million in January 2009 to 143.4 million today, all of that growth has come from part-time jobs. When Obama was sworn into office, 115.8 million Americans had full-time jobs. Today, only 115.5 million do. The number of Americans with part-time jobs, however has risen from 26.4 million in January 2009, to 27.9 million today, a jump of 1.5 million.