Looking for help in trying to refute the success of 0bama admin

Forward Progress ^ | 11/03/2014 | Allen Clifton

[killermosquito]

I have many friends who are brainwashed by the spin. Can someone give me some help in refuting each of these charts which my friends suggest as proof that 0bama hasn't been all bad?

[WilliamofCarmichael]

Thanks for the links. I too prefer to avoid partisan propaganda — but with this administration I salute the government employees who struggle to keep it non partisan.

[WilliamofCarmichael]

I do not know why the formatting got messed up but here's an attempt to find why and to eliminate some unnecessary data. Comparing Reagan to Obama (first six years) vis-a-vis recession recovery and employed -- though this does not show a comparison of full-time jobs.

Most-Requested CPS Tables. Choose: Employment status of the population, 1940s to date

HOUSEHOLD DATA
ANNUAL AVERAGES
1. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population, 1943 to date

[Numbers in thousands]

				Civilian	labor	force
					Employed			Unemployed
Year	Civilian noninstitutional population	Total	Percent of population	Total	Percent of population	Agri- culture	Nonagri- cultural industries	Number	Percent of labor force	Not in labor force
Persons 16 and over
1947	101,827	59,350	58.3	57,038	56.0	7,890	49,148	2,311	3.9	42,477
. . .
1980	167,745	106,940	63.8	99,303	59.2	3,364	95,938	7,637	7.1	60,806
1981	170,130	108,670	63.9	100,397	59.0	3,368	97,030	8,273	7.6	61,460
1982	172,271	110,204	64.0	99,526	57.8	3,401	96,125	10,678	9.7	62,067
1983	174,215	111,550	64.0	100,834	57.9	3,383	97,450	10,717	9.6	62,665
1984	176,383	113,544	64.4	105,005	59.5	3,321	101,685	8,539	7.5	62,839
1985	178,206	115,461	64.8	107,150	60.1	3,179	103,971	8,312	7.2	62,744
1986	180,587	117,834	65.3	109,597	60.7	3,163	106,434	8,237	7.0	62,752
1987	182,753	119,865	65.6	112,440	61.5	3,208	109,232	7,425	6.2	62,888
1988	184,613	121,669	65.9	114,968	62.3	3,169	111,800	6,701	5.5	62,944
1989	186,393	123,869	66.5	117,342	63.0	3,199	114,142	6,528	5.3	62,523
1990	189,164	125,840	66.5	118,793	62.8	3,223	115,570	7,047	5.6	63,324
1991	190,925	126,346	66.2	117,718	61.7	3,269	114,449	8,628	6.8	64,578
1992	192,805	128,105	66.4	118,492	61.5	3,247	115,245	9,613	7.5	64,700
1993	194,838	129,200	66.3	120,259	61.7	3,115	117,144	8,940	6.9	65,638
1994	196,814	131,056	66.6	123,060	62.5	3,409	119,651	7,996	6.1	65,758
1995	198,584	132,304	66.6	124,900	62.9	3,440	121,460	7,404	5.6	66,280
1996	200,591	133,943	66.8	126,708	63.2	3,443	123,264	7,236	5.4	66,647
1997	203,133	136,297	67.1	129,558	63.8	3,399	126,159	6,739	4.9	66,837
1998	205,220	137,673	67.1	131,463	64.1	3,378	128,085	6,210	4.5	67,547
1999	207,753	139,368	67.1	133,488	64.3	3,281	130,207	5,880	4.2	68,385
2000	212,577	142,583	67.1	136,891	64.4	2,464	134,427	5,692	4.0	69,994
2001	215,092	143,734	66.8	136,933	63.7	2,299	134,635	6,801	4.7	71,359
2002	217,570	144,863	66.6	136,485	62.7	2,311	134,174	8,378	5.8	72,707
2003	221,168	146,510	66.2	137,736	62.3	2,275	135,461	8,774	6.0	74,658
2004	223,357	147,401	66.0	139,252	62.3	2,232	137,020	8,149	5.5	75,956
2005	226,082	149,320	66.0	141,730	62.7	2,197	139,532	7,591	5.1	76,762
2006	228,815	151,428	66.2	144,427	63.1	2,206	142,221	7,001	4.6	77,387
2007	231,867	153,124	66.0	146,047	63.0	2,095	143,952	7,078	4.6	78,743
2008	233,788	154,287	66.0	145,362	62.2	2,168	143,194	8,924	5.8	79,501
2009	235,801	154,142	65.4	139,877	59.3	2,103	137,775	14,265	9.3	81,659
2010	237,830	153,889	64.7	139,064	58.5	2,206	136,858	14,825	9.6	83,941
2011	239,618	153,617	64.1	139,869	58.4	2,254	137,615	13,747	8.9	86,001
2012	243,284	154,975	63.7	142,469	58.6	2,186	140,283	12,506	8.1	88,310
2013	245,679	155,389	63.2	143,929	58.6	2,130	141,799	11,460	7.4	90,290

NOTE: Revisions to population controls and other changes can affect the comparability of labor force levels over time. In recent years, for example, updated population controls have been introduced annually with the release of January data. Information about historical comparability is online at www.bls.gov/cps/documentation.htm#comp.