Fact check: Donald Trump's State of the Union address analyzed

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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/jan/30/state-of-the-union-fact-check-trumps-address-analyzed

Fact check: Donald Trump's State of the Union address analyzed

Alan Yuhas in New York

Wed 31 Jan 2018 03.31 GMT

Jobs

"Since the election, we have created 2.4 million new jobs, including 200,000 new jobs in manufacturing alone. After years of wage stagnation, we are finally seeing rising wages."

Trump is counting jobs since election day 2016, months before he became president. About 1.8m Americans have found jobs since Trump’s inauguration, averaging roughly the slowest rate of hiring since 2010. The unemployment rate in December 2017 was 4.1%, a 17-year low around the country and an 18-year low in some cities. He is correct that wages started to rise a few years ago after years of stasis; the rise also began before he took office.

African American and Hispanic American unemployment

"African American unemployment stands at the lowest rate ever recorded, and Hispanic American unemployment has also reached the lowest levels in history."
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Whether the president can take credit for these rates is more complicated, and tied up in the question of how much any president can affect the economy besides indirectly, through regulations, stimulus packages, and other measures.
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