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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH
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To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (671249)2/7/2005 11:12:25 AM
From: DizzyG   of 769670
 
Kenneth, here is what I found when I went to the BLS site:


Clinton Years													
1993	7.3	7.1	7	7.1	7.1	7	6.9	6.8	6.7	6.8	6.6	6.5	6.91
1994	6.6	6.6	6.5	6.4	6.1	6.1	6.1	6	5.9	5.8	5.6	5.5	6.10
1995	5.6	5.4	5.4	5.8	5.6	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.6	5.5	5.6	5.6	5.59
1996	5.6	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.6	5.3	5.5	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.4	5.4	5.41
													6.00
													
1997	5.3	5.2	5.2	5.1	4.9	5	4.9	4.8	4.9	4.7	4.6	4.7	4.94
1998	4.6	4.6	4.7	4.3	4.4	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.5	4.4	4.4	4.50
1999	4.3	4.4	4.2	4.3	4.2	4.3	4.3	4.2	4.2	4.1	4.1	4	4.22
2000	4	4.1	4	3.8	4	4	4	4.1	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.97
													4.41
Bush Years													
2001	4.2	4.2	4.3	4.4	4.3	4.5	4.6	4.9	5	5.3	5.6	5.7	4.75
2002	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.9	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.9	6	5.78
2003	5.8	5.9	5.8	6	6.1	6.3	6.2	6.1	6.1	6	5.9	5.7	5.99
2004	5.7	5.6	5.7	5.5	5.6	5.6	5.5	5.4	5.4	5.5	5.4	5.4	5.53
													5.51
2005	5.2

data.bls.gov

So it would appear that my original information was incorrect. Over an 8 year period, Clinton had an AVERAGE rate of 5.2% unemployment rate.

However, it is interesting to note that Bush has a better unemployment track record when we compare the first 4 years of each administration. So it is disingenuous, at best, to state that Clinton has a better record. Bush still has 4 more years to go. :)

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