Claim: We've been questioning the Obama administration's claim that the stimulus bill would "save or create more than 3.5 million jobs" since the president began saying it. In February, we pointed out that although several economists made such a projection, they all said there was a lot of uncertainty surrounding these estimates. Late last year, the administration's effort to count actual stimulus-created  jobs was plagued by the reporting of jobs in nonexistent congressional districts.
Fact-check: Counting Conundrum - FactCheck.org
Verdict: we've been questioning the obama administration's claim that the stimulus bill would "save or create more than 3.5 million jobs" since the president began saying it. in february, we pointed out that although several economists made such a projection, they all said there was a lot of uncertainty surrounding these estimates. late last year, the administration's effort to count actual stimulus-created  jobs was plagued by the reporting of jobs in nonexistent congressional districts.
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Lori Robertson
Date published: 2010-01-12T20:50:44