What did Rick Scott claim about the economy on 9 Mar 2025?
Rick Scott, U.S. Senator (R-FL) ·
The number of full-time jobs has been dropping almost the entire Biden administration.
The number of people working full time rose by about 8.3 million during Biden's term, and it was higher at the end of each year of his term than at the start.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics' seasonally adjusted count of people who usually work full time was 125,248,000 in January 2021 and 133,502,000 in December 2024; it stood at 130,324,000 in December 2021, 132,318,000 in December 2022 and 133,071,000 in December 2023 (BLS, Current Population Survey series LNS12500000, Employed, Usually Work Full Time).
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- Interview with Jake Tapper on CNN's "State of the Union."
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