The maximum employment level (146,584,000) was for November 2007.
It had fallen to 141,687,000 by the first month of President Obama's term.
Here's a graph of the number employed (in thousands), age 16 and over, from the BLS website:
The unemployment level had gone from
6,721,000 in March 2007 up to
12,737,000 by the first month of President Obama's term. It's now
13,673,000.
Yes, most of the losses occurred under President Bush, Senator Reid, and Rep. Pelosi. They just haven't recovered under President Obama
Here's a graph of the number of unemployed in thousands, age 16 and over, generated by the BLS website:
Liberal economic policies don't need to have a (D) after them to do damage.