Jobs report gives a final lackluster snapshot prior to election − but overall, the economy under Biden has been a tale of 2 eras
- Written by: Christopher Decker, Professor of Economics, University of Nebraska Omaha
For the past four years, President Joe Biden has been the man with his finger on the economic trigger.Win McNamee/Getty ImagesThe U.S. economy added just 12,000 jobs in October 2024, less than most economists expected and providing voters with a downcast bit of data as they head to the polls.
But the figures aren’t that surprising, given the...







