year,unemploy,incumbent 1900,-1.5,53.2 1904,1.5,60.0 1908,5.2,54.5 1912,-2.1,54.7 1916,-3.4,51.7 1920,3.8,36.1 1924,2.6,54.4 1928,0.9,58.8 1932,7.7,40.9 1936,-3.2,62.5 1940,-2.6,55.0 1944,-0.7,53.8 1948,-0.1,52.4 1952,-0.3,44.6 1956,-0.3,57.8 1960,0.0,49.9 1964,-0.5,61.3 1968,-0.2,49.6 1972,-0.3,61.8 1980,1.3,44.7 1984,-2.1,59.2 1988,-0.7,53.9 1992,0.7,37.8 1996,-0.2,54.6