Employers added a record 6.6 million jobs during Joe Biden's first 12 months in office, by far the strongest record of any president's first year in office.
The unexpected strength of the January jobs report — along with some revisions in readings for November and December — pushed Biden over the 6 million mark. But he could have claimed that distinction even without them. The previous record holder was Jimmy Carter, who saw a gain of 3.9 million jobs in his first 12 months in office.By comparison, Donald Trump's first 12 months in office notched a gain of 2 million jobs.
"That's the rule of presidential history: We tend to over-credit presidents when the economy is good and beat them to a pulp when it's bad," said presidential historian Douglas Brinkley, a professor at Rice University.Surprisingly strong jobs report: America adds 467,000 positions in JanuaryStill, some economists contend that Biden deserves a lot of credit for the jobs added since he took office, saying that the massive $1.
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