Best And Worst Presidents By Important Economic Indicators

With Employment, Industrial Production, Productivity, and Retail Sales now in, now seems like a good time to update how these big 4 economic indicators look by U.S. president.

Before looking: Could you guess which U.S. president oversaw the highest Employment growth during his tenure? What about Retail Sales, Industrial Production, or Productivity? Would you go for Clinton or Reagan? Some of the results will likely surprise you.

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Economic Indicators - Employment

Here’s the Employment picture.

In terms of total growth over the entire administration, Bill Clinton comes out on top at 21%. If one adjusts for length of time in office, then Lyndon Johnson is the winner at 20% over just 5 years.

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Other high employment presidents include Truman and Reagan.

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