Probably because the Leftist Obama fan club is lying?
https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-employment-costs-rose-in-the-second-quarter-1533040473
Better wage growth, faster GDP growth, higher labor participation and lower unemployment, most open jobs.
The liars pushing this myth are manufacturing a fraudulent premise. This is NO WHERE near the “same” economy under Trump.
OPEC (Saudi Arabia mostly) dramatically lowered oil prices for Obama BEFORE the 2014 midterm elections Specifically to bump the economy to enable the claim that “Obama did it!” ... Now, under Trump, to attack Trump and regain money and in a rising economy , they want more money