u/nanoatzin

Every period when a Democrat occupies the Whitehouse has been accompanied by lower unemployment and higher pay since the 1930s. Every period when a Republican occupies the Whitehouse is accompanied by lower pay and higher unemployment since the 1920s. The two exceptions are Calvin Coolidge and Ronald Reagan, and the only thing they both had in common was more immigration than deportation, and with no exceptions all other republicans more deportation than immigration. All democrats since FDR have had more immigration than deportation. The change in the number of residents living in the U.S. is linked with better or worse working conditions.

National records began with Harding. On August 1, 2025, President Trump fired Erika McEntarfer to block release of further labor statistics reports following a weak July jobs report.

Data from:

1. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

2. Presidency Project (UCSB)