Barack Obama now says his plan to pump up the ailing economy could create or save three to four million jobs, more than the 2.6 million jobs the government says were lost last year.

In his weekly radio and YouTube address, the President-elect gave details on a report released by his transition team. The report details the types of jobs that would be created or saved by Obama’s stimulus proposals, officially known as the “American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan.”

“The report confirms that our plan will likely save or create three to four million jobs. Ninety percent of these jobs will be created in the private sector - the remaining 10 percent are mainly public sector jobs we save, like the teachers, police officers, firefighters and others who provide vital services in our communities,” says the President-elect.

The report, however, acknowledges that all of the estimates “are subject to significant margins of error” since it is unclear what the final economic package will look like once it emerges from Congress.

In his address, the president-elect once again warned that the road to economic recovery will be long and hard. “Given the magnitude of the challenges we face, none of this will come easy,” he said. “Recovery won’t happen overnight, and it’s likely that things will get worse before they get better. But we have come through moments like this before.”

Obama’s economic team is negotiating with congressional leaders over the details of the plan. Senate Democrats will meet tomorrow with Obama’s advisors in a rare Sunday event on Capitol Hill.

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