US Regains Pandemic Job Losses Under Biden, But 15 Million Created Claim Exaggerates Gains
• Claim 15M jobs added under Biden administration; US economy recovered nearly 15M jobs lost during COVID pandemic • Rating Mixture. 14.9M jobs added since Biden took office, but only 5.5M net gain from pre-pandemic levels • Context 9M jobs lost early in pandemic recovered under Trump; took 17 months under Biden to regain remaining jobs • Signs of strong economy 275K jobs added in Feb 2024; unemployment under 4% for 2 years, first time since 1967 • But misleading to claim "15M jobs created" without noting jobs regained after pandemic losses