unemployment rate question

[dennis4868]

anyone know what the unemployment rate was when Clinton took office in January of 1993?

[PROGRESSIVE1]

1. 7.5%

[PROGRESSIVE1]

2. 7.5% and the Dow was at 3,200

Today
Unemployment is 5.4% and the Dow is at 10,100.
It was at 11,600 under Clinton in 99' with 4% unemployment.

[sfecap]

3. These are the yearly averages:

1992 - 7.5%
1993 - 6.9%
1994 - 6.1%
1995 - 5.6%
1996 - 5.4%
1997 - 4.9%
1998 - 4.5%
1999 - 4.2%
2000 - 4.0%
2001 - 4.7%
2002 - 5.8%
2003 - 6.0%

http://data.bls.gov/servlet/SurveyOutputServlet?data_tool=latest_numbers&series_id=LNU04000000&years_option=all_years&periods_option=specific_periods&periods=Annual+Data

Unemployment fell every year of Clinton's administration.
Unemployment has risen every year of the idiot's reign.

[bush equals idiot]

4. It boggles the mind how anyone would even consider this creep for 4 more

years.

[craiga86]

5. Lets call it....

The Bush Factor. Look at the curve under the Bushes.