
Originally Posted by
Hlleonard
Starting in Jan. 20, 2001, at the beginning of George W. Bush’s administration, the rate was 2.4 percent, but by the time he left in January 2009 it had reached 7 percent
Barack Obama assumed office on Jan. 20, 2009 with the 7 percent rate, which continued to grow to 9.4 percent in August 2010, a three-decade high, and only started to slowly go down throughout 2011 to 8 percent in January 2012 and now to 7.8 percent in February.
Mr. Bush.... 2.4% to 7%
Mr Obama....7% to 7.8
Maybe Mr. Fisher got the names mixed up when he read the numbers.