The BLS, the FBI, ATF, DOJ, DNI, et al - all these underling units are his to control....the DOJ to implement illegal gun walking operations, the BLS to manipulate employment numbers, the DNI to lie and accept blame for a WH lie re: Libya, and on and on and on and on.
When you control the gathering, manipulation and analysis of the facts, you can do whatever you want - make the data say whatever you want.
The key questions to ask are:
Have ANY of your taxes gone down?
When was your last raise if you have a job?
Has your employer expanded (hired people?)
Is your paycheck still buying the same amount of goods and services as it did?
Is the value of your house still what it was?
Are there still many empty storefronts and unbuilt housing developments in your area?
How many new cars do you see at dealer lots versus what you saw 4 years ago?