This past week we saw a relatively strong employment report at +257K. The strengthening labor market picture poses the question: How have the big five economic indicators recently performed by president?
Here's an update.
Economic Indicators: Employment
The first is employment. The employment measure makes presidents Clinton and Reagan look quite good, with employment up about 21% during Clinton's tenure and about 18% during Reagan's time in office.
On the other end, the two most recent presidents - Obama and W. Bush (Bush II) look poor. If the sitting president is lucky, employment during his tenure might surpass that of Eisenhower and Bush II.
What are the odds employment during Obama's tenure will surpass Eisenhower? Well, with the economy now on its sixth...
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