Was unemployment higher when Clinton was president or now with Bush?

Question

links? proof?

LINKS; proof.

Answer 1

As the chart in the link below indicates, the lowest unemployment rates were achieved in the Clinton years – 3.8%, 3.9%, 4.0% etc. Under Bush, the lowest unemployment rate has been 4.4%.

Unemployment declined steadily under Clinton, from a very high rate of 7.3%, when he took office in January 1993.

Also, during the eight years of the Clinton Administration 23 million jobs were created, which amounts to approximately 240,000 jobs per month. In contrast, only a net of 5.6 million jobs have been created during the Bush years, which amounts to approximately 71,000 per month.

Answer 2

It is higher now.

The numbers showing unemployment rates only account for people currently receiving unemployment benefits.

It does not count all the people who's benefits have run out and still cannot get a job.

EDIT - The proof is in the job ads, during the Clinton years there were a minimum of 20-25 real positions that I could apply for in any given week, now it's more like 3-5.

Luckily I'm working and I never lost my job.

Answer 3

I remember the government extending visas for people from over seas so they could stay and work. No one here was qualified for some of the engineering positions and we were begging Indians and some other Asians to stay. Even people with questionable work backgrounds were hired. I was hiring anybody and everybody as the really good people were already working. Today is just the opposite. We are able to be very picky as to whom we hire. The pool of people looking is bigger now. I just saw something that said the unimployment rate (those filing claims for the first time) is up. Some have had their benefit run out or have taken jobs paying less than they were making just to have something. That was not happening during the Clinton Administration.

If we encourage businesses to do R & D and to manufacture alternative (green) renewable energy we will be able to increase our work force. Those who were in factories but have since been laid off would be able to get back to a good job with good pay once again. That would benefit everyone.

Answer 4

lower under Bush every one made a big deal when it came down to 5% under Clinton. It has been below 5% under Bush but every one wants to ignore the numbers untill at some point they go above 5% and then the unemployment numbers will count again.

Answer 5

It is my understanding that unemployment is at its lowest level in years. A 95% working citizenry is an enviable figure. Based on personal experience, waiting for several contractors who make appointments which they do not keep - or even call to advise -- anyone who wants to work will find a job -- it just won't start at $70,000 a year.

Answer 6

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics:

Unemployment rates during Clintons presidency averaged 5.64% with a high of 7.5% and a low of 4.2%.

Unemployment during Bush's presidency have averaged 5.1% with a high of 6.0% and a low of 4.0%.

Answer 7

It's about the same as it has been for the last 10 years, right in the neighborhood of 4.5 to 5%.

Answer 8

It is higher now as we esentially had full employment during the Clinton administration.

Answer 9

higher under Clinton's regeme. And truly misrepresented because of the way they altered the way of counting unemployment figures, plus the fact that most of the paper prosperity was created by the internet bubble that proved to be extremely short-termed and which sent us into a recession prior to his leaving office. So his big "surplus" on paper proved to be nothing but a sticky stain on the dress of our economy.

Answer 10

9/11's were higher under bush.