These are Bush's numbers - 2001 4.7 2002 5.8 2003 6.0% 2004 5.5 2005 5.1 2006 4.6 2007 4.6 2008 5.8 - Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. Web: stats.bls.gov
From my link
http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0104719.htmlThat's an avaerage unemployment rate of 5.26% over Bush's eight years with a low of 4.7% and a high of 5.8% when Obama took over. I'm no econ graduate but the figures seem clear enough if you trust the U.S. Dept. of Labor Statistics.