The President with the worst average unemployment rate since World War II is?

[Dagosa]

The monthly unemployment rate for April 2024 was 3.9%. This is the 40th unemployment report with Biden in office, his 40th month recorded for this list. This keeps Biden's average unemployment rate for his term in office to date, at 4.17% in April 2024 the same as March 2024.

The President with the worst average unemployment rate since World War II is?

Gerald Ford: 7.77%

Average Unemployment Rates for US Presidents since after World War II:

01. Joe Biden: 4.17%
02. Lyndon Johnson: 4.19%
03. Harry Truman: 4.26%
04. Dwight Eisenhower: 4.89%
05. Richard Nixon: 5.00%
06. Donald Trump: 5.01%
07. Bill Clinton: 5.20%
08. George W. Bush: 5.27%
09. John Kennedy: 5.98%
10. George H.W. Bush: 6.30%
11. Jimmy Carter: 6.54%
12. Barack Obama: 7.45%
13. Ronald Reagan: 7.54%
14. Gerald Ford: 7.77%

The labor force participation rate remained at 62.7% for April 2024.

Again, these are averages and subject to the economy each came into office with. What’s more important is the trend and how the economy faired compared to the unemployment rates left to them by the previous. admins.
Like, Bush left Obama with the worse recession since 1929….and Obama left with very good numbers. ,

 

[dblack]

I wonder if any presidents ever filed for unemployment?

 

[Dagosa]

I wonder if any presidents ever filed for unemployment?

Trump filed for bankrupcy, six times.

 

[dblack]

Trump filed for bankrupcy, six times.

I think that counts. That would give him the best unemployment rate then, right?

 

[Dagosa]

I think that counts. That would give him the best unemployment rate then, right?

Huh ? .