The Trump propaganda machine would like us to believe that he took a hopeless and hapless economy and swiftly turned it around. According to Bureau of Labor Statistics data, 6.6 million non-farm jobs were created during Trump’s three years ending 2019, while 8.1 million jobs were created during Obama’s preceding three years. Moreover, the slope flattens a bit during Trump’s tenure implying that the job creation rate was a bit slower under his tenure. If you look at the chart, 2017-2019 is an extension of the same downward trend (momentum) in the unemployment rate that began in 2010. During Trump’s first three years in office the unemployment rate declined from 4.7 percent to 3.5 percent - a 1.2 percentage point decline - quite satisfactory but nothing earth-shaking as his administration would like you to believe.
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