▁and ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁By ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁it ▁had ▁recovered ▁only ▁to ▁ 6 2 . 9 %. ▁In ▁absolute ▁numbers , ▁this ▁corresponds ▁to ▁a ▁drop ▁of ▁ 1 . 6 ▁million ▁jobs ▁but ▁an ▁event ual ▁net ▁gain ▁of ▁ 4 . 7 ▁million ▁jobs ▁during ▁the ▁Bush ▁administration . ▁Private ▁sector ▁employ ment , ▁as ▁measured ▁by ▁private ▁non f arm ▁pay roll s , ▁sh rank ▁over ▁the ▁ 8 ▁years ▁of ▁the ▁George ▁W . ▁Bush ▁presiden cy . ▁There ▁were ▁mod est ▁g ains ▁in ▁private - se ctor ▁pay roll ▁employ ment ▁during ▁his ▁first ▁term , ▁but ▁these ▁were ▁more ▁than ▁offset ▁by ▁the ▁shed ding ▁of ▁workers ▁by ▁the ▁private ▁sector ▁in ▁his ▁second ▁term . ▁There ▁were ▁ 4 6 3 , 0 0 0 ▁fewer ▁private - se ctor ▁pay roll ▁jobs ▁when ▁he ▁left ▁office ▁than ▁when ▁he ▁came ▁into ▁office . ▁ ▁Econom ic ▁Report ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁a ▁full ▁chapter ▁on ▁Ira q ' s ▁economy ▁was ▁exc ised ▁from ▁the ▁Econom ic ▁Report ▁of ▁the ▁President , ▁in ▁part ▁because ▁it ▁doesn ' t ▁fit ▁the ▁" fe el ▁good " ▁tone ▁of ▁the ▁writing , ▁according ▁to ▁White ▁House ▁officials . ▁ ▁Education ▁ ▁No ▁Child ▁Left ▁Be hind ▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁Bush ▁signed ▁the ▁No ▁Child ▁Left ▁Be hind ▁Act , ▁with ▁Democratic ▁Senator ▁Ted ▁Kennedy