From the White House

These are figures for Net Job Gain/Loss per Month.

http://www.whitehouse.gov/graphs/job-growth-numbers

This bar graph shows that the first positive growth for unemployment, was in November of '09, since the start of the graph at January of '08. What is also nice about the graph is that it shows the different administrations by color. I find this data interesting shadowing the Mid-Term election results, where many Political Scientists say that there was a referendum against the Obama administration. This graph must add to the Democratic party, and especially their campaign communities chagrin.