United States Misery Index - How miserable do you feel?
Misery Index (7.17) equals Unemployment rate (4) plus Inflation rate (3.17)
Misery Index by President
|
President
|
Time Period
|
Start
|
End
|
Change
|
Average
|
| Richard M Nixon | 1969-01 - 1974-07 | 7.80 | 17.01 | 9.21 | 10.57 |
| James E Carter, Jr. | 1977-01 - 1980-12 | 12.72 | 19.72 | 7.00 | 16.26 |
| Dwight D Eisenhower | 1953-01 - 1960-12 | 3.28 | 7.96 | 4.68 | 6.26 |
| Lyndon B Johnson | 1963-11 - 1968-12 | 7.02 | 8.12 | 1.10 | 6.77 |
| Donald J Trump | 2017-01 - 2020-12 | 7.30 | 8.06 | 0.76 | 6.91 |
| George H.W. Bush | 1989-01 - 1992-12 | 10.07 | 10.30 | 0.23 | 10.68 |
| Joseph R Biden Jr. | 2021-01 - 2024-05 | 7.70 | 7.17 | -0.53 | 9.50 |
| George W Bush | 2001-01 - 2008-12 | 7.93 | 7.39 | -0.54 | 8.11 |
| Barack H Obama | 2009-01 - 2016-12 | 7.83 | 6.77 | -1.06 | 8.83 |
| John F Kennedy | 1961-01 - 1963-10 | 8.31 | 6.82 | -1.49 | 7.14 |
| William J Clinton | 1993-01 - 2000-12 | 10.56 | 7.29 | -3.27 | 7.80 |
| Gerald R Ford | 1974-08 - 1976-12 | 16.36 | 12.66 | -3.70 | 16.00 |
| Ronald W Reagan | 1981-01 - 1988-12 | 19.33 | 9.72 | -9.61 | 12.19 |
| Harry S Truman | 1948-01 - 1952-12 | 13.63 | 3.45 | -10.18 | 7.88 |