Numbers Are In, Obama Created More Jobs Than Trump
For Donald Trump’s first year in office, U.S. job growth slowed to a six-year low.
Trump’s first year in office saw fewer jobs created than Obama did any of the last 5 years in office.
The U.S. economy added a modest 148,000 jobs in December, which came in below expectations. And now that the numbers are in, we can officially say that Obama created more jobs than Trump.
For Donald Trump’s first year in office, U.S. job growth slowed to a six-year low.
In 2016, Obama’s last year in office, 2.24 million jobs were created. Compared to 2017, Trump’s first year in office, where job growth slowed to 2.05 million new jobs.
In fact, Trump’s 2017 job growth number marks the lowest U.S. job growth in six years.
Obama created more jobs in each of the last 5 years. Here are the numbers:
Trump jobs created
2017: 2.05 million
Obama jobs created
2016: 2.24 million
2015: 2.74 million
2014: 3.11 million
2013: 2.33 million
2012: 2.19 million
*Source: The Bureau of Labor Statistics
Donald Trump likes to claim he’s the best jobs president but, as is often the case with Trump, the numbers tell a different story.
