The economic roller coaster of the Obama administration, in 4 stats

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The final monthly jobs report of Barack Obama's presidency was released Friday, giving a firm endpoint to the roller coaster of unemployment rates under his watch:

Here's another look at what that means just for black Americans:

By comparison:

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But even while the White House added an average of 2.4 million jobs over the past six years of Obama's presidency, the growth rate is showing signs that it is skidding:

That isn't exactly what you want to see if you're, you know, the next president. "Pace of growth clearly slowing, which is a problem for [Donald] Trump," Politico's Ben White noted.

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Jeva Lange
Jeva Lange

Jeva Lange was the executive editor at TheWeek.com. She formerly served as The Week's deputy editor and culture critic. She is also a contributor to Screen Slate, and her writing has appeared in The New York Daily News, The Awl, Vice, and Gothamist, among other publications. Jeva lives in New York City. Follow her on Twitter.