Unemployment Drops in Key Swing States Won by TrumpPoliZette, Aug 19, 2017, Kathryn Blackhurst
After nearly seven full months in office, Trump is presiding over a decreasing unemployment rate in six particular states that voted for former President Barack Obama — Trump’s Democratic predecessor — in 2012 before supporting Trump in 2016: Florida, Iowa, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.
The Wall Street Journal analyzed the Department of Labor’s data and found that median unemployment rates across these six states fell from just under 5 percent in December to 3.9 percent. That rate fell even faster than the national median rate, which dropped from 4.7 percent to 4.1 percent.
In particular, the jobless rate in Michigan fell 1.2 percent from the final quarter of 2016 to reach 3.9 percent during the Trump administration. Wisconsin's unemployment rate dropped 1 percent to 3.1 percent. Florida experienced a 0.7 percentage point drop as unemployment clocked in at 4.2 percent.
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The Journal noted that despite the lack of legislative success, Trump "has appointed people in key posts who have begun to roll back business regulations. And the stock market, while down sharply in recent days, has risen sharply since his election. That has boosted consumer and business confidence, which in turn is a factor behind steady hiring and economic growth."
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