[The economy President Trump loves looks a lot like the one candidate Trump hated]

Overall, the economy was doing pretty well at the end of Barack Obama’s presidency, and it has remained strong into the beginning of President Trump’s first term. Here’s how Trump compares to other presidents on the number of jobs added:

Workers in some fields are still struggling

Unemployment has dropped by half since 2009

The traditional unemployment rate — known by government statisticians as the U-3 rate — counts only those who are unemployed and actively looking for work. But it doesn't include people who have given up looking for work, so-called discouraged workers, or those who are working part time but would like to be full time. The U-6 rate does incorporate those workers.

Wages are still growing slowly

As the economy heats up and companies create more jobs, employers should eventually have a harder time finding the caliber of workers that they want. To attract good workers, companies in theory have to offer pay increases. But while the economy is performing well overall, workers currently aren’t seeing their wages rise very much — a disappointment for many Americans who are looking to make up for ground lost during the recession. Average earnings for private sector workers was $27.56 in Jan..

[You’re not getting a raise and nobody knows why]

Labor force participation has begun to recover from historic lows

The labor force participation rate tracks the percent of the population that is either currently working or actively looking for work. The rate has steadily declined for workers between 25 and 54 years old since its peak in the late 1990s, in large part due to changes in the makeup of the U.S. population. However, the rate began to bounce back in 2015 as the economy recovered from the recession.

“People think this sharp drop is just the lousy economy and people giving up, but it’s a lot more complicated,” said Steven F. Hipple, an economist at the BLS. “There are a lot of underlying reasons why people aren’t working.”

Many Americans have left the workforce, and more baby boomers are set to retire

At least 100 million Americans do not work but most are not trying to find a job. Studies have shown half to two-thirds of the rise in non-participation is due to demographic changes as baby boomers reach retirement age and teenagers choose to focus on school rather than working part time. In the next few years, millions more baby boomers will retire out of the workforce, so the U.S. may never have as many workers as it did in the 1990s. For every 100 residents, here’s how many aren’t working: