Leah Millis/Pool via AP President Donald Trump on Tuesday night sought to shift the focus to his strongest campaign pitch: the economy.

There are plenty of economic talking points for Trump to highlight, including the historically low unemployment rate and robust financial-market gains.

But Trump often supplements those facts with claims that are false or misleading. Here are three from Tuesday.

Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories. President Donald Trump seized on the US economy in his third State of the Union address on Tuesday night, shifting the focus to his strongest campaign pitch as an impeachment trial unfolds less than a year ahead of his reelection bid. The president has steadily polled better on jobs and gross domestic product than on his overall performance in office. And approval of his handling of the economy has only continued to climb, reaching all-time highs in recent weeks. There are plenty of economic talking points for Trump to highlight: The unemployment rate is at its lowest level in 50 years, financial markets are hovering near record highs, and the administration is celebrating back-to-back trade deals with its North American neighbors and China. But Trump often supplements those facts with claims that are false or misleading. Here are three from Tuesday.

Claim one: "I am thrilled to report to you tonight that our economy is the best it has ever been." AP Photo/Lynne Sladky This claim is false. It's certainly true that the economy is humming in the 11th year of the expansion. But by several measures, it is not at an unprecedented level of strength. In the past three years, annual GDP growth has not hit the 3% target Trump pledged to deliver. But GDP has expanded at rates well above that mark, including by over 4% in the 1990s and by nearly 9% in the 1950s. The unemployment rate has fallen to as low as 3.5% under Trump, compared with a record 2.5% in 1953.

Claim two: "Since my election, we have created 7 million new jobs, 5 million more than government experts projected during the previous administration ... The average unemployment rate under my administration is lower than any administration in the history of our country." AP Photo/Patrick Semansky This claim is false. The labor market has been expanding for a record 111 months. About 6.7 million jobs have been created since Trump took office in 2017, a number that is solid but not unprecedented. In the 36 months before the 2016 election, the US economy added more than 8 million jobs. It isn't clear how the White House came to its conclusion on the average unemployment rate, since past presidents have scored lower and a president in the third year of his term isn't comparable to those with four- to eight-year terms.