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The economic policy and legacy of the George W. Bush administration was characterized by significant income tax cuts in 2001 and 2003, the implementation of Medicare Part D in 2003, increased military spending for two wars, a housing bubble that contributed to the subprime mortgage crisis of 2007–2008, and the Great Recession that followed ...
In 2003, prior to the significant expansion of subprime lending of 2004-2006, the unemployment rate was close to 6%. [52] The wider measure of unemployment ("U-6") which includes those employed part-time for economic reasons or marginally attached to the labor force rose from 8.4% pre-crisis to a peak of 17.1% in October 2009.
Unemployment rate change for each U.S. presidential term from 1949 (data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics) [10] President Political party Period of presidency Unemployment rate at start of presidential term Unemployment rate at end of presidential term Change in unemployment rate during presidential term (percentage points) Harry S. Truman
Attaining its goal of maximum employment has always been a tall order for the Federal Reserve but broadening the scope of that objective to one that is also "broad and inclusive" has made the task ...
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the share of jobless African Americans in the labor force fell to 7.1%, the lowest level since April 2000.
Round-up of claims from the campaign trail checked by Full Fact, including past Labour governments’ record on unemployment. Fact check: Unemployment under Labour and Facebook ads Skip to main ...
The New York Times reported some of the causes and consequences of higher black unemployment in February 2018: "Even at the low of 6.8 percent recorded in December [2017] — it climbed back to 7.7 percent in January — the unemployment level for black Americans would qualify as a near crisis for whites. And the relative gains have not erased ...
Suspension of Limitations Under the Jerusalem Embassy Act, Jun 2007: Jun 1, 2007 Jun 25, 2007 72 FR 34975 07-3138 [364] 18 Suspension of Limitations Under the Jerusalem Embassy Act, Dec 2007: Dec 12, 2007 Jan 22, 2008 73 FR 3847 08-240 [365] 19 Waiver of Reimbursement Under the U.N. Participation Act To Support UNAMID Efforts in Darfur: Dec 14 ...