Percent Change in Weekly Earnings
|
Democrats |
% Change |
Years |
Avg. |
|
Republicans |
% Change |
Years |
Avg. |
|
Truman |
11.1 |
5 |
2.22 |
|
Eisenhower |
22.4 |
8 |
2.8 |
|
Kennedy |
8.1 |
4 |
2.03 |
|
Nixon |
0 |
6 |
0 |
|
Johnson |
4.2 |
4 |
1.05 |
|
Ford |
-1.6 |
2 |
-0.8 |
|
Carter |
-9.4 |
4 |
-2.35 |
|
Reagan |
-4 |
8 |
-0.5 |
|
Clinton |
6.7 |
8 |
0.84 |
|
Bush |
-4.7 |
4 |
-1.175 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Bush II |
2.2 |
7 |
0.31 |
Source: 1945-60 Economic Report of the President 1980, 1965-2007: ERP 2008 T B-47