Presidential comparison

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

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Donald J. Trump - Term 2 (projected/current)

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Monthly Payroll Change

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Monthly Payroll Change

Thousands of Jobs
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Metric type Thousands of Jobs
Generated 10/28/2026 03:30
Source Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)

Monthly Payroll Change

Thousands of Jobs

258.4 143.7 29 -85.7 -200.41 February1 June1 October2 February2 June2 September
Donald J. Trump - Term 2 (projected/current)

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

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Monthly Payroll Change

Thousands of Jobs

Monthly observations aligned by relative year within each presidential term.

Relative MonthActual DateDonald J. Trump - Term 2 (projected/current)Thousands of Jobs
FebruaryFeb 202542.000000
MarchMar 202567.000000
AprilApr 2025108.000000
MayMay 202513.000000
JuneJun 2025-20.000000
JulyJul 202564.000000
AugustAug 2025-70.000000
SeptemberSep 202576.000000
OctoberOct 2025-140.000000
NovemberNov 202541.000000
DecemberDec 2025-17.000000
JanuaryJan 2026160.000000

Summary Statistics

Monthly Payroll Change · Thousands of Jobs

StatisticDonald J. Trump - Term 2 (projected/current)
Average38.8
Minimum-156
Maximum214
Range370

Key Observations

Monthly Payroll Change · Thousands of Jobs

  • Donald J. Trump - Term 2 (projected/current) reached the highest monthly payroll change of 214 during the comparison period.
  • Donald J. Trump - Term 2 (projected/current) reached the lowest monthly payroll change of -156 during the comparison period.
  • Donald J. Trump - Term 2 (projected/current) had a range of 370 during the comparison period.

Data Source

Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)

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