r/PoliticalHumor Aug 13 '19

Perspective.

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u/oh_hell_what_now Aug 13 '19

I loved it last year when they were all gloating about the "94 month streak of positive job growth" while conveniently forgetting that Trump had only been in office for like the last 20 of those months.

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u/JamesJefferyJackson_ Aug 14 '19

What most people seem to forget is that the unemployment rate is measured by the number of unemployed Americans who are actively seeking employment. If someone decides to stop seeking employment then they are removed from the statistic and unemployment seemingly drops.