“We had the best unemployment rates ever. And they were real unemployment, not like you have today where nobody’s working and they consider it to be.”
Donald Trump
Former U.S. president. in a campaign speech in Rochester, N.H.. Claim dated 21 Jan 2024.
Washington Post rated thisFour Pinocchios
What Washington Post found
There's been no change in the way the unemployment rate is calculated
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In short
Donald Trump (Former U.S. president) made this claim around 21 January 2024. Washington Post (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 24 January 2024, 3 days later. Its rating was “Four Pinocchios”.
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