Since President Barack Obama first took office:
- The economy has added nearly 8.4 million jobs — more than six times the number gained under George W. Bush.
- The number of job openings doubled, to a record 5.7 million.
- Nearly 15 million fewer people lack health insurance coverage.
- Corporate profits are at record levels; stock prices have more than doubled.
- However, median household income was down 3 percent as of 2014, and the official poverty rate was 1.6 percentage points higher.
- The rate of home ownership has dropped to the lowest point in nearly half a century.
- The federal debt owed to the public has more than doubled — up 107 percent.
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