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During the twelve years of Republican leadership, the highest unemployment rate was 6.3%, which lasted for only one month in 2003. During the last month that Republicans held majority control, unemployment was 4.4%.
After Democrats took majority control of the federal government in January 2007 and during the last two years of Bush’s tenure, unemployment rose from 4.4% to 7.3%. In January 2009, when Obama moved into the Oval Office, unemployment stood at 7.8% and has been at or above 8.1% for all 40 months since. For 28 of those 40 months, unemployment stood between 9.0% and 10.0%.
Do you need any other reason to vote for Republicans this fall?
Thanks to Itooktheredpill for his feedback about my two previous employment and party control graphics. I implemented his suggestions, combining the best features of each. The quality of this one (below) owes a lot to his assistance!
Sources:
- http://data.bls.gov/timeseries/LNS12300000
- http://data.bls.gov/timeseries/LNU05026645
- http://data.bls.gov/timeseries/LNS14000000
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Congress
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Brava, Chrissy, BRAVA!!!
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But Krugman says we’re in a “Republican Economy,” and he has the Nobel to prove it.
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Chrissy, Love your graph of “Employment vs. Political Party Control” !
It would make a fantastic t-shirt with the words “What Recovery” across the top.
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