Has the U.S. economy added about 8.7 million jobs since Biden became president?
By Austin Tannenbaum
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According to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 8.665 million jobs have been added to the U.S. economy since February 2021 (Biden's first full month in office).
In March and April 2020, the U.S. economy lost nearly 22 million jobs due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Since then, about 21.2 million jobs have been recovered.
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US Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment, Hours, and Earnings from the Current Employment Statistics survey (National)
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