To understand which president created the most jobs, you must look at the percentage as well as the total number of jobs generated to compare presidents over time. Over time, the economy has grown, which has made it easier for presidents to create jobs. For example, 159 million people were working in December 2019.﻿﻿ That's more than double the 47.6 million employed in 1929, the earliest year the Bureau of Labor Statistics counted.﻿﻿

Presidents Who Created the Most Jobs

President Bill Clinton created the greatest total number of jobs during his two terms. He added 18.6 million, a 15.6% increase.

President Franklin D. Roosevelt created the most, percentage-wise, with a 21.5% increase. During his term, he had to recover from the depths of the Great Depression. But, it's not fair to use that because he was in office for more than two terms. Out of all the two-term presidents, Ronald Reagan added the highest percentage of jobs, with a 16.5% increase.

Here are the presidents who created the most jobs between 1929 and 2020.