The unemployment story almost exactly mirrors the unemployment story told by the Reagan recession, although this recession was by far more severe in comparison and both had different causes.

 Reagan started his first term with a 7.5% unemployment rate, and during his first term it rose to 10.8% and was over 8% for over two years, and by this time in his presidency when he was seeking reelection, he was at about 7.4%


This exactly mirrors the Obama Presidency.
This exactly mirrors the Obama Presidency.
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