Claim: Since President Joe Biden took office, the economy has added nearly 14.8 million jobs, 5.4 million more than the pre-pandemic peak in early 2020. All told, it's an average monthly job growth of more than 400,000. But Biden misleadingly contrasts that with a loss of jobs under former President Donald Trump -- a loss that occurred because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Fact-check: Biden's Job Growth Chart Ignores Impact of Pandemic - FactCheck.org
Verdict: since president joe biden took office, the economy has added nearly 14.8 million jobs, 5.4 million more than the pre-pandemic peak in early 2020. all told, it's an average monthly job growth of more than 400,000. but biden misleadingly contrasts that with a loss of jobs under former president donald trump -- a loss that occurred because of the covid-19 pandemic.
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Lori Robertson
Date published: 2024-02-09T22:59:06