The US Misery Index by President
1948 to 2005
Misery Index = Unemployment rate + Inflation rate
President
Time Period
Average Misery Index
Jimmy Carter
1977 - 1980
16.27
Gerald Ford
1974 - 1976
15.93
Ronald Reagan
1981 - 1988
12.19
George H.W. Bush
1989 - 1992
10.68
Richard Nixon
1969 - 1973
9.98
George W. Bush
2001 - 2005
7.98
Harry Truman
1948 - 1952
7.87
William J. Clinton
1993 - 2000
7.80
John F. Kennedy
1961 - 1962
7.27
Lyndon Johnson
1963 - 1968
6.78
Dwight Eisenhower
1953 - 1960
6.26
Dude, is this the right calculation??? If so, then I guess I am only a little more miserable now than when Clinton was President..... Just kidding!
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