Voters aren’t feeling the record job gains, polling finds – By Emily Peck (Axios) / March 1, 2022
The U.S. economy saw record job growth over the past year, but a lot of regular folks apparently didn’t get the memo. A new poll from a progressive data firm finds 35% of voters believe the country is experiencing more job losses than usual.
Why it matters: This is a political headache for President Joe Biden, who will be making the case in tonight’s State of the Union that we’re in “one of the strongest labor market recoveries in American history,” according to the White House’s notes.
The survey also follows numerous reports of Americans feeling like the economy is more bummer than boom — in part because record high inflation is mostly erasing any wage gains they might be seeing.
