▁to ▁ 7 8 , 0 9 0 ▁in ▁new ▁pages ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁a ▁record ▁amount ▁of ▁reg ulation . ▁Econom ically ▁significant ▁reg ulations , ▁defined ▁as ▁reg ulations ▁which ▁cost ▁more ▁than ▁$ 1 0 0 ▁million ▁a ▁year , ▁increased ▁by ▁ 7 0 %. ▁ ▁Sp ending ▁on ▁reg ulation ▁increased ▁by ▁ 6 2 % ▁from ▁$ 2 6 . 4 ▁billion ▁to ▁$ 4 2 . 7 ▁billion . ▁ ▁The ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁financial ▁crisis ▁occurred ▁near ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁Bush ▁second ▁term ▁and ▁has ▁been ▁regarded ▁by ▁some ▁as ▁an ▁enorm ous ▁failure ▁of ▁financial ▁der eg ulation . ▁ ▁Emp loyment ▁▁ ▁Looking ▁at ▁the ▁annual ▁average ▁un emp loyment ▁rates ▁for ▁each ▁of ▁the ▁eight ▁years ▁of ▁Bush ' s ▁presiden cy , ▁the ▁average ▁of ▁all ▁eight ▁figures , ▁and ▁thus ▁of ▁his ▁entire ▁presiden cy , ▁is ▁ 5 . 2 6 %, ▁with ▁a ▁low ▁of ▁ 4 . 6 % ▁for ▁the ▁years ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁and ▁a ▁high ▁of ▁ 6 . 0 % ▁for ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁Bureau ▁of ▁Labor ▁Statistics , ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁un emp loy ed ▁was ▁nearly ▁ 6 . 0 ▁million ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁and ▁ 6 . 9 ▁million ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁The ▁un emp loyment ▁rate