[faithincowboys]

Why didn't they go after Reagan in 84 if he had many fewer jobs that Carter? This is total bunk! I suspect there is some fraud in these numbers. During Dem Presidencies they under-report, during GOP presidencies they over-report.

[MEG33]

FYI

[xzins]

Look at the chart again in the basic article. The numbers of jobs are links with the heading "avg # of jobs". Reagan had more jobs than Carter, not less.

Reagan had a higher unemployment than Carter in his first term because the economy had entered a recession due to Carter's record hyper-inflation. If you look at Reagan's 2nd term, you'll see that that is when the unemployment rate began to improve ALL THE WAY through Clinton and into Pres. Bush2.