The U.S. Labor Department reported today that the economy added 308,000 jobs last month, the strongest job growth since before Bush took office. That’s undoubtedly good news.
But before Michael Gerson starts writing Bush’s second inaugural, I thought I’d put today’s jobs numbers in a political perspective:
Number of months Bush promised we’d see job growth over 300,000 since July 2003: Nine
Number of months it’s actually happened: One
One good month does not a trend make. I’m encouraged by today’s announcement and hope it keeps up, but it’s far too soon to say that March’s numbers prove the success of Bush’s economic agenda.