Another sign on Friday that the nation’s job market is roaring back after taking a gut punch from the coronavirus pandemic. The U.S. economy added a healthy 431,000 jobs in March,
poll conducted March 18-22 indicated the cost of living beating jobs and the economy as the top issue by a 21%-16% margin.
The president’s overall approval rating in the Fox News poll stood at 45%-54%. But his approval/disapproval dropped to 38%-59% on his handling of the economy and 31%-66% on dealing with rising prices. The two-thirds disapproving on inflation consisted of 89% of Republicans, nearly three-quarters of independents and even 39% of Democrats.Biden approval rating on the economy stood at 34%-58% in the Quinnipiac survey.
Just over half of those questioned in the Fox News poll also said that the president and his polices have made the economy worse, with just 22% saying they’ve improved conditions and a quarter suggesting they haven’t made much of a difference.Gas prices started rising during the final months of former President Trump’s administration, as the economy began to rebound from the pandemic-induced shutdowns earlier in 2020.
The president and his administration have repeatedly blamed Russian leader Vladimir Putin for soaring gas prices, calling it "Putin’s price hike."
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