Trump Falsely Claims G.D.P. Growth Is Higher Than Unemployment ‘for the First Time in 100 Years’ Trump Falsely Claims G.D.P. Growth Is Higher Than Unemployment ‘for the First Time in 100 Years’ nytimes.com Fact Check: President Trump falsely claimed GDP growth is higher than unemployment “for the first time in 100 years.” It has actually happened at least 185 times in the past century.