Apr222012
truthful politics reviewed unemployment statistics provided by the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics. The Bureau of Labor Statistics provides the official numbers on unemployment for the U.S. To see the raw data on the Bureau’s website, use Series ID LNS14000000.
The table below lists the average unemployment during the tenure of the presidents since 1948. The average unemployment during Democratic presidents is 5.4%, during Republican presidents 5.9%.
| Unemployment Rate Average During Term | President | Political Party |
| 4.263333333 | Harry S. Truman | Democratic |
| 4.892708333 | Dwight D. Eisenhower | Republican |
| 5.966666667 | John F. Kennedy | Democratic |
| 4.171666667 | Lyndon B. Johnson | Democratic |
| 5.0875 | Richard Nixon | Republican |
| 8.0875 | Gerald Ford | Republican |
| 6.535416667 | Jimmy Carter | Democratic |
| 7.536458333 | Ronald Reagan | Republican |
| 6.304166667 | George H. W. Bush | Republican |
| 5.204166667 | Bill Clinton | Democratic |
| 5.270833333 | George W. Bush | Republican |
| 9.03 | Barack H. Obama | Democratic |
Click on the chart below to see an enlarged, clearer chart.
To read additional information, click on United States Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Daily Kos had a blog from September of 2008 by linuxguy. The following chart ranks presidents and political parties from reducing unemployment the most to reducing unemployment the least.
Unemployment Rate, U.S. Department of Labor: Bureau of Labor Statistics
period start end chng President Party
Jan 1993 Jan 1997 7.3 5.3 -2.0 Clinton I Democrat
Jan 1985 Jan 1989 7.3 5.4 -1.9 Reagan II Republican
Jan 1961 Jan 1965 6.6 4.9 -1.7 JFK/Johnson Democrat
Jan 1965 Jan 1969 4.9 3.4 -1.5 Johnson Democrat
Jan 1949 Jan 1953 4.3 2.9 -1.4 Truman Democrat
Jan 1997 Jan 2001 5.3 4.2 -1.1 Clinton II Democrat
Jan 1981 Jan 1985 7.5 7.3 -0.2 Reagan I Republican
Jan 1977 Jan 1981 7.5 7.5 0.0 Carter Democrat
Jan 2005 Aug 2008 5.2 6.1 +0.9 Bush, GW II Republican
Jan 2001 Jan 2005 4.2 5.2 +1.0 Bush, GW I Republican
Jan 1953 Jan 1957 2.9 4.2 +1.3 Eisenhower I Republican
Jan 1969 Jan 1973 3.4 4.9 +1.5 Nixon Republican
Jan 1989 Jan 1993 5.4 7.3 +1.9 Bush, GHW Republican
Jan 1957 Jan 1961 4.2 6.6 +2.4 Eisenhower II Republican
Jan 1973 Jan 1977 4.9 7.5 +2.6 Nixon/Ford Republican
Jan 1985 Jan 1989 7.3 5.4 -1.9 Reagan II Republican
Jan 1961 Jan 1965 6.6 4.9 -1.7 JFK/Johnson Democrat
Jan 1965 Jan 1969 4.9 3.4 -1.5 Johnson Democrat
Jan 1949 Jan 1953 4.3 2.9 -1.4 Truman Democrat
Jan 1997 Jan 2001 5.3 4.2 -1.1 Clinton II Democrat
Jan 1981 Jan 1985 7.5 7.3 -0.2 Reagan I Republican
Jan 1977 Jan 1981 7.5 7.5 0.0 Carter Democrat
Jan 2005 Aug 2008 5.2 6.1 +0.9 Bush, GW II Republican
Jan 2001 Jan 2005 4.2 5.2 +1.0 Bush, GW I Republican
Jan 1953 Jan 1957 2.9 4.2 +1.3 Eisenhower I Republican
Jan 1969 Jan 1973 3.4 4.9 +1.5 Nixon Republican
Jan 1989 Jan 1993 5.4 7.3 +1.9 Bush, GHW Republican
Jan 1957 Jan 1961 4.2 6.6 +2.4 Eisenhower II Republican
Jan 1973 Jan 1977 4.9 7.5 +2.6 Nixon/Ford Republican
To read the entire article, click on Unemployment Rate by President and Party.
h/t Mike Huckabee
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