Job growth slowed modestly from 2016 to 2017. Many Americans, a recent survey finds, dont realize that.
About 2.1 million jobs were created last year, down slightly from the 2.2 million that were added the year before, according to government estimates . But in a December HuffPost/YouGov poll , 41 percent of Americans said that more jobs were created in 2017 than in 2016, while just 24 percent thought 2016 was a better year. Another 35 percent werent sure.
Donald Trump , who as a candidate slammed unemployment statistics as phony, has trumpeted the growth in jobs during his first year as president.
Jobs are kicking in and companies are coming back to the U.S. Unnecessary regulations and high taxes are being dramatically Cut, and it will only get better. MUCH MORE TO COME!
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MUCH MORE TO COME!
Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 30, 2017
Americans may be less inclined to give him credit, as an experiment within the HuffPost/YouGov survey shows.
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Only half of those polled were asked the question comparing the years 2016 and 2017. The other half were asked about the difference between Obamas last year in office and Trumps first year in office.
In that second group, just 34 percent thought Trump had presided over more job creation in 2017, while 39 percent thought Barack Obama s 2016 record won out. (Again, the first group came out 41 to 24 percent thinking 2017 was the better year.)
A deeper look into the data suggests at least part of the reason for the difference: While Trump voters were equally upbeat about job creation last year regardless of whether the presidents name was mentioned, everyone else in the group who saw Trumps name turned decidedly more bearish.
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