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Unemployment
+300%
is the most significant increase of unemployment in April of 2020, due to the COVID-19 Global Pandemic. Unemployment did not reach pre-COVID levels until November 2021 under the Biden/Harris administration.-59.9%
represents the single largest fall in US unemployment in the last decade, under the Biden/Harris administration, due to their response to the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2021.
Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
-7.89%
in Q2 2020 was the single largest quarterly decrease in US GDP in the last decade, under the Trump administration. The economy rebounded from COVID-19 in the next quarter, but still the Biden/Harris administration had a better overall average GDP growth rate.+2.60%
represents the average annual GDP growth rate under the Biden/Harris administration, having dealt with inflationary and recessionary risks. For comparison, the average GDP growth rate under the Trump administration was +1.68%.
Southwest Border Patrol Encounters
+379%
is the most significant increase observed in 2021, with apprehensions reaching 1.73 million, marking a sharp surge in border activity after the decrease in 2020.-47%
represents the substantial decrease in apprehensions in 2020 compared to the previous year, likely due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and related travel restrictions.
Context: Border encounters at the U.S./Mexico Border have continued to increase over time, with the most
encounters culminating in 2022, and 2024 on track on surpass that total. This data, however, can be misleading without
context. Encounters rose in 2021 due to the end of Title 42, a U.S. code enacted during the COVID-19 Pandemic to expel
immigrants at the border for fear of contagious diseases.
Crime
-13%
is the decrease in murders per 100,000 from 2022 to 2023 under the Biden/Harris administration. Crime peaked at
the start of the COVID-19 Pandemic and under Biden/Harris, has been consistently decreasing year-over-year.
-6%
represents the decrease in violent crimes per 100,000 people from 2022 to 2023, the sharpest decrease in either
the Biden/Harris or Trump administration. Trump’s administration is the only one that saw murder and violent
crime rates grow year-over-year.
