Key Points:
- On June 27th, Biden tweeted a comparison in the average monthly jobs gained under Presidential administrations dating back to Reagan.
- However, this does not account for the drastic change in employment under COVID and using the pre-COVID employment levels is a more accurate depiction of jobs gained by admin.
- Comparing employment levels in January 2017 to February 2020, the Trump admin added 6.7 million jobs or 177K average monthly jobs gained.
- Comparing employment levels in February 2020 to May 2023, the Biden admin added 3.7 million jobs or 129K average monthly jobs gained.