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This is what Trump brags about when he says African Americans should support him bc of all he's done (Original Post)
kpete
Nov 2019
OP
the racism in the message... that black people have jobs because someone gave them/allowed them
Demovictory9
Nov 2019
#4
fierywoman
(7,683 posts)1. Just curious -- is the red 6.8 from 2018 or 2019?
progree
(10,904 posts)3. It was 5.4% in October 2019. It was last 6.8% in January 2019
https://data.bls.gov/timeseries/LNS14000006
Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2009 12.7 13.7 13.7 15.0 15.0 14.8 14.8 14.8 15.3 15.8 15.7 16.1
2010 16.5 16.1 16.8 16.6 15.5 15.2 15.6 15.9 16.0 15.6 16.2 15.5
2011 15.8 15.5 15.8 16.5 16.3 16.2 15.9 16.4 15.9 14.6 15.6 15.4
2012 13.6 14.0 14.0 13.3 13.5 14.5 14.2 13.8 13.6 14.1 13.3 14.0
2013 13.7 13.8 13.0 13.3 13.4 14.2 12.6 12.8 13.0 12.8 12.3 11.9
2014 12.1 11.8 12.1 11.6 11.4 11.0 11.6 11.4 11.0 10.6 10.9 10.6
2015 10.3 10.1 9.9 9.8 10.3 9.6 9.1 9.4 9.3 8.9 9.4 8.5
2016 8.8 8.6 8.9 8.9 8.2 8.7 8.4 8.0 8.4 8.3 8.0 7.9
2017 7.7 8.0 7.9 7.9 7.7 7.1 7.4 7.6 7.1 7.3 7.3 6.7
2018 7.7 6.8 6.8 6.5 5.9 6.5 6.6 6.3 6.0 6.2 6.0 6.6
2019 6.8 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.2 6.0 6.0 5.5 5.5 5.4
There's also a graph of it at the above link -- by default from 1/2009 (Obama's inaugural month) thru 10/2019. One can adjust the dates if one wishes (all the way back to 1972). But anyway it shows a clear continuation of the Obama trend -- the decline hasn't sped up or anything like that.
Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2009 12.7 13.7 13.7 15.0 15.0 14.8 14.8 14.8 15.3 15.8 15.7 16.1
2010 16.5 16.1 16.8 16.6 15.5 15.2 15.6 15.9 16.0 15.6 16.2 15.5
2011 15.8 15.5 15.8 16.5 16.3 16.2 15.9 16.4 15.9 14.6 15.6 15.4
2012 13.6 14.0 14.0 13.3 13.5 14.5 14.2 13.8 13.6 14.1 13.3 14.0
2013 13.7 13.8 13.0 13.3 13.4 14.2 12.6 12.8 13.0 12.8 12.3 11.9
2014 12.1 11.8 12.1 11.6 11.4 11.0 11.6 11.4 11.0 10.6 10.9 10.6
2015 10.3 10.1 9.9 9.8 10.3 9.6 9.1 9.4 9.3 8.9 9.4 8.5
2016 8.8 8.6 8.9 8.9 8.2 8.7 8.4 8.0 8.4 8.3 8.0 7.9
2017 7.7 8.0 7.9 7.9 7.7 7.1 7.4 7.6 7.1 7.3 7.3 6.7
2018 7.7 6.8 6.8 6.5 5.9 6.5 6.6 6.3 6.0 6.2 6.0 6.6
2019 6.8 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.2 6.0 6.0 5.5 5.5 5.4
There's also a graph of it at the above link -- by default from 1/2009 (Obama's inaugural month) thru 10/2019. One can adjust the dates if one wishes (all the way back to 1972). But anyway it shows a clear continuation of the Obama trend -- the decline hasn't sped up or anything like that.
Hoyt
(54,770 posts)2. Clearly trump is full of it with this, but he is probably right when he
says Black unemployment is at, or near, record lows.
Most people recognize he wouldnt have taken any special steps to help Obamas trend along. He deserves no credit.
Demovictory9
(32,453 posts)4. the racism in the message... that black people have jobs because someone gave them/allowed them
do whites owe their jobs to Trump or Obama?