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Trump himself used to complain about just this issue. Bashing the official unemployment stat was one of his bigger campaign trail themes. Back in June 2015, he made this remark about the official unemployment rate (which was then 5.5%): Our labor participation rate was the worst since 1978. Our real unemployment is anywhere from 18 to 20%. Dont believe the 5.6. Dont believe it. Thats right. A lot of people out there cant get jobs. And in May 2016: You hear a 5% unemployment rate. Its such a phony number. That number was put in for presidents and for politicians so that they look good to the people. A month after his victory in the US presidential elections, he was still sticking to his guns: The unemployment number, as you know, is totally fiction.