Economics
Biden Says His Economic Plan Is Working After Record 2021 Job Gain
- Job growth followed 2020 losses due to coronavirus pandemic
- Payrolls grew by 6.4 million last year, Friday’s report shows
Photographer: Chris Kleponis/Abaca/Bloomberg
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President Joe Biden said his economic plan is working after a report showed the U.S. economy added a record 6.4 million jobs in 2021 -- rebounding strongly from unprecedented losses in 2020 caused by the pandemic.
“That’s the most jobs in any calendar year by any president in history,” Biden said Friday at the White House after the release of Labor Department data. “America is back to work.”