Biden takes credit for jobs report, even as energy prices keep rising

Published March 4, 2022 4:06pm ET



President Joe Biden celebrated the latest jobs report Friday, claiming that the 678,000 jobs the country added in February show that his “plan to build an economy from the bottom up and the middle out” is working.

Biden claimed in a statement that the 7.4 million jobs added since he entered office are “providing families with dignity and a little more breathing room” and is evidence his economic policies “are building a better America.”

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