[1.9 million](http://pmcarpenter.blogs.com/p_m_carpenters_commentary/2012/01/19-million.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed: pmcarpenterscommentary (p m carpenter’s commentary)&utm_content=Google Reader)

From the Washington Post:

Private employers added 220,00 jobs, moving the total of private-sector jobs created in 2011 to 1.9 million [my emphasis].

From the Bureau of Labor Statistics:

1.1 million: The number of jobs gained under President George W. Bush.

That would be *eight years* of George W. Bush.