Unemployment Rate Dec, 1983: 8.3%, Unemployment Rate Dec, 2011: 8.5%

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The economic similarities between the Reagan presidency and the Obama presidency continue.

The time-lines are pretty similar, except that Reagan was over 10% for about 10 months, while Obama only went over 10% for 1 month.

 

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Reagan was also being honest about what the current unemployment rates were.

 

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

They used the exact same measurements.

 

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Strange how history repeats itself, no matter who's in charge, eh?