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