A Look at the Big Five Economic Indicators by President [CHARTS]

This past week we saw a relatively strong employment report at +257K.  The strengthening labor market picture poses the question: How have the big five economic indicators recently performed by president? Here’s an update. Economic Indicators: Employment The first is employment.  The employment measure makes presidents Clinton and Reagan look quite good, with employment up about 21% during Clinton’s tenure and about 18% during Reagan’s time in office. On the other end, the two most recent presidents – Obama and W. Bush (Bush II) look poor.  If the sitting president is lucky, employment during his tenure might surpass that of…