Except he said he was providing current numbers. You are agreeing with me that he couldn't have been which is why I questioned his alleged numbers.
Under Biden there were several months at 3.4 and 3.5%. Do you deny that? You have already agreed that 4.4 is more than 25% higher than what unemployment was under Biden. My statement was factually true.
In fact the typical month for Biden was to see unemployment under 3.8% since 23 of the 48 months of Biden's presidency was 3.8% or less and 20 of the 48 months were 3.7% or less.
Your retort is factually wrong on nearly every count. It's a classic case of cherry-picking the absolute bottom of a recovering labor market while ignoring averages, endings, and basic math.
First, those "several months at 3.4% and 3.5%"?
Yes, they happened, but only after unemployment had already plunged from the 6.7% braindead Biden inherited in January 2021.
The rate was above 6% for his first four months and didn't dip below 4% until December 2021.
Braindead Biden's full 48-month average was 4.1%, and he ended his term at 4.1–4.2% in late 2024/early 2025.
Comparing today's rate to the fleeting pandemic-recovery lows is like bragging your diet worked because you hit your goal weight for two weeks in 2023 while ignoring the fact that you started obese and ended overweight.
Third, your "typical month" stat is pure fiction. You claim 23 of 48 months ≤3.8% and 20 ≤3.7%. Wrong. Actual BLS data shows only about 30 months total below 4.0%, and far fewer at your thresholds:
- Months ≤3.8%: 19 (mostly clustered in 2022–2023)
- Months ≤3.7%: 15
The majority of braindead Biden's term saw rates at or above 3.9%—including the entire first year above 5% and the final year drifting 4.0–4.2%.
"Typical" under braindead Biden was closer to 4.1% than your fantasy 3.7%. The last-reported current rate isn't even 4.4%. The last official BLS figure is 4.3% for August 2025.
Alternative "functional" unemployment measures (including underemployed or low-earners) have been cited at 24–25%, but these are not the standard rate and were not used under braindead Biden for comparison.
The official rate remains the benchmark, and it is not 25% higher now. The labor market has softened but stays historically low, with no evidence of a sharp spike to support a 25% claim.
Strip out that shutdown noise, and the underlying rate is barely budging from braindead Biden's exit level.
The labor market cooled slightly, yes, but it's still historically strong, not some 25% catastrophe built on made-up numbers and selective lows.
Your statement wasn't "factually true." It was factually dishonest.
Could that be it,....think real hard now.
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