Trump Unemployment Numbers

There s no surprise trump said just as the bureau of labor statistics released the grim numbers.
Trump unemployment numbers. On friday the bureau of labor statistics reported that the unemployment rate held steady at a historically low 3 5 in december. Since february 2017 trump s first full month in office the. At that point the number had declined by 210 000 or 3 8 since trump took office.
The number of unfilled jobs had been as high as 7 5 million as recently as january 2019 which was the. Trump shrugs off historic unemployment numbers. Trump casts job data as cure all for a deeply divided america.
The president said the improved unemployment numbers marked a great day for george floyd. The number of food stamp recipients has gone down 6 4 million or 15 1 since january 2017 when trump took office. The bureau of labor statistics.
The us department of labor sent guidance to state labor agencies on wednesday asking them to hold off on releasing unemployment claims data earlier than the regularly scheduled national report on. The bls rounds employment figures to the. Unemployment the unemployment rate which was well below the historical norm when trump took office has continued to fall to the lowest rate in half a century.
The number employed in coal mining stood at 50 000 when trump was sworn in rose to 51 700 in september but then slipped back to 50 500 in december.