September 12, 2011
Fact: Since President Obama's stimulus was passed in Feb. 2009, the nation has lost 1.7 million jobs.
February 2009: 132,837,000
August 2011: 131,132,000
Change: Loss of 1,705,000
Source: US Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics
All Employees/Total Nonfarm/Seasonally Adjusted
Rick Perry, Perry Campaign Press Release - Obama Stimulus Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/298053