Key Point: “The U.S. economy added 2.23 million jobs in 2024, including 256,000 in the final full month of Joe Biden’s presidency. … There have been more jobs gained under Biden’s term than under the full terms of former Presidents Trump, Obama, or George W. Bush.”

Axios: Biden job gains top Trump and Obama

By Dan Primack

• The U.S. economy added 2.23 million jobs in 2024, including 256,000 in the final full month of Joe Biden’s presidency.
• There have been more jobs gained under Biden’s term than under the full terms of former Presidents Trump, Obama, or George W. Bush.
• By the numbers: Biden is now at +16.1 million, aided by the post-pandemic economic recovery.
• Trump oversaw 2.1 million job losses, although there were 6.6 million jobs added during his first three years in office (i.e., pre-pandemic years).