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Originally Posted by JiggyMac
From your own cited article:
"That said, the term "jobs report" refers to a monthly news release by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and the unemployment rate is only one of two headline numbers in those reports. The other one is the gain or loss in jobs compared to the previous month’s number.
That second number, while solid, is not "the best" in 16 years.
According to the June 2017 report, the economy gained 222,000 jobs. That’s the 52nd-best monthly performance out of the 193 months since June 2001."
Oops.
By the way, Trump's unemployment number went to 4.4% from whatever it was Obama had it down to, probably 4.8% or 4.9%. Obama got there after Bush saddled him with 10+%.