If it can be said that the first quarter or so of a new president's term is really the lingering effects of the previous president's policies then it is clear that the Bush economy did not create 1 lasting net Job. According to the BLS Bush ended his two term Presidency with a net Job creation number of 2,589,000 jobs barley besting his fathers one term result of 2,544,000. But since Obama took over the bleeding has not abated so far a loss of 2,660,000 meaning to date the Bush legacy is -71,000 net jobs. Follow the break for the chart