Follow this link to read the 47 page report of the Council Of Economic Advisers, The Economic Impact Of The American Recovery And Reinvestment Act Of 2009 Second Quarterly Report January 13, 2010.

As part of the ARRA legislation the Council of Economic Advisers (CEA) was charged with providing to Congress quarterly reports on the effects of the Recovery Act on overall economic activity, and on employment in particular.

Read the details at the above link so you can see what the report actually told the Congress instead of just hearing the sound bites you are likely to get from the politicians and the  news media.

There are fascinating details about exactly where the changes to the economy have occurred.