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gertlexyesterday at 7:41 PM1 replyview on HN

Ok, but there were also 36+ months prior to covid in Trump's first presidency...


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0xyyesterday at 8:16 PM

Correct. The unemployment rate was 4.7% in January 2017 and was 3.6% in January 2020. Or if we look at total private sector employment that went from 123,300,000 to 129,300,000 (its highest ever, at the time). That's an average of 125,000 jobs per month, or equivalent to Obama (although Obama's unemployment was significantly higher for both terms).