Ok this statistic is directly out of James Carvilles latest book
Had Enough
He says he gets his statistic out of the
US Department of Labor Statistics
Rate of Job Growth (or loss) by President.
Democrats
5.3 Roosevelt
3.8 Johnson
3.1 Carter
2.5 Truman
2.4 Clinton
2.3 Kennedy
Republicans
2.2 Nixon
2.1 Reagan
1.1 Coolidge
1.1 Ford
0.9 Eisenhower
0.6 G.Bush
-0.7 GWBush
-9.0 Hoover
This is every President since Calvin Coolidge, Eight Republicans, Six Democrats.
Every Democrat presided over greater job growth than every Republican. Ability or Coincidence. Who knows, but those are some pretty steep odds.