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		tom_rath on Nov 7, 2008 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: U.S. job losses soar, jobless rate at 14-year high When Clinton _started_ his Presidency. I'm guessing you're too young to remember the whole "It's The Economy, Stupid" theme behind Clinton's first-term campaign.

gjm on Nov 7, 2008 | [–]

Yup. See, e.g., page 6 of http://www.policepay.net/pdf/usecon.pdf. Unemployment had a local maximum in 1992 and then went down every year until 2000.

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