Presidential comparison

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

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Bill Clinton - Term 2

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Unemployment Rate

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Unemployment Rate

Percent
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Metric type Percent
Generated 10/28/2026 03:29
Source Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)

Unemployment Rate

Percent

5.37 4.93 4.5 4.07 3.631 February1 October2 June3 February3 October4 June4 January
Bill Clinton - Term 2

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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 DateBill Clinton - Term 2Percent
FebruaryFeb 19975.200000
MarchMar 19975.200000
AprilApr 19975.100000
MayMay 19974.900000
JuneJun 19975.000000
JulyJul 19974.900000
AugustAug 19974.800000
SeptemberSep 19974.900000
OctoberOct 19974.700000
NovemberNov 19974.600000
DecemberDec 19974.700000
JanuaryJan 19984.600000

Summary Statistics

Unemployment Rate · Percent

StatisticBill Clinton - Term 2
Average4.38
Minimum3.8
Maximum5.2
Range1.4

Key Observations

Unemployment Rate · Percent

  • Bill Clinton - Term 2 reached the highest unemployment rate of 5.2 during the comparison period.
  • Bill Clinton - Term 2 reached the lowest unemployment rate of 3.8 during the comparison period.
  • Bill Clinton - Term 2 had a range of 1.4 during the comparison period.

Data Source

Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)

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