I'm posting the numbers & graph because of this moronic post about Carter on AOL:
Raj4db
10:41 PMAug 03 2008
onepalmerstreet you an idiot 16.5% unemployment, double digit inflation,20% interest rates ,gas price doubled his leadership alaso lead to the current Iran situation
Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
Series Id: LNU04000000
Series Id: LNU04000000
Not Seasonally Adjusted
Series title: (Unadj) Unemployment Rate
Labor force status: Unemployment rate
Type of data: Percent
Age: 16 years and over
Year
Annual
1977
7.1
1978
6.1
1979
5.8
1980
7.1
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The problem with this graph is that it does not give a full picture of employment under Carter. Carter was the first President since FDR to adjust employment figures by removing the "chronically" un-employed from the employment roles. Counting those, the figure "sky-rockets" in 1977 to 14.7%
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