The BGOV Barometer shows that since Democrat John F.
Kennedy took office in January 1961, non-government payrolls in
the U.S. swelled by almost 42 million jobs under Democrats,
compared with 24 million for Republican presidents, according to
Labor Department figures.
Democrats hold the edge though they occupied the Oval
Office for 23 years since Kennedy’s inauguration, compared with
28 for the Republicans. Through April, Democratic presidents
accounted for an average of 150,000 additional private-sector
paychecks per month over that period, more than double the
71,000 average for Republicans