Under Trump, Job Market Has Improved More for Clinton Supporters
The unemployment rate has fallen by equal amounts for both groups: to 3.6 percent in July from 4 percent in January for likelier Trump supporters,
and to 4.5 percent from 4.9 percent for likelier Clinton supporters.
Throughout 2016 and in 2017, both the unemployment rate and a broader measure, U-6, which captures people who are working part-time
but want a full-time job and those who would like a job but have given up looking out of frustration, were lower for likelier Trump supporters than for likelier Clinton supporters.
The broader U-6 rate has fallen by 0.8 points for likelier Clinton supporters and by 0.6 points for likelier Trump supporters.
U-6, which captures people who are working
part-time but want a full-time job and those who would like a job but
have given up looking out of frustration, has fallen more for likelier Clinton supporters.
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Since President Trump took office in January, job growth has continued to be robust, and the unemployment rate has continued to fall.
