Presidential comparison

This workspace is the foundation for comparing presidential terms and metrics against the existing backend comparison API.

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Dwight D. Eisenhower - Term 1

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Unemployment Rate

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Unemployment Rate

Percent
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Metric type Percent
Generated 10/28/2026 03:32
Source Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)

Unemployment Rate

Percent

6.53 5.42 4.3 3.18 2.071 February1 October2 June3 February3 October4 June4 January
Dwight D. Eisenhower - Term 1

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Observations for each selected metric, organized by relative year within each presidential term.

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Unemployment Rate

Percent

Monthly observations aligned by relative year within each presidential term.

Relative MonthActual DateDwight D. Eisenhower - Term 1Percent
FebruaryFeb 19532.600000
MarchMar 19532.600000
AprilApr 19532.700000
MayMay 19532.500000
JuneJun 19532.500000
JulyJul 19532.600000
AugustAug 19532.700000
SeptemberSep 19532.900000
OctoberOct 19533.100000
NovemberNov 19533.500000
DecemberDec 19534.500000
JanuaryJan 19544.900000

Summary Statistics

Unemployment Rate · Percent

StatisticDwight D. Eisenhower - Term 1
Average4.28
Minimum2.5
Maximum6.1
Range3.6

Key Observations

Unemployment Rate · Percent

  • Dwight D. Eisenhower - Term 1 reached the highest unemployment rate of 6.1 during the comparison period.
  • Dwight D. Eisenhower - Term 1 reached the lowest unemployment rate of 2.5 during the comparison period.
  • Dwight D. Eisenhower - Term 1 had a range of 3.6 during the comparison period.

Data Source

Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)

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