Overview

• New polling finds 56% say the U.S. economy is getting worse, compared with 27% who say it is getting better.
• Views on jobs have turned negative, with 48% calling the jobs and unemployment situation the wrong track and 33% saying right track, down from 40% in January.
• Trump’s net approval on jobs stands at minus-13, falling below Joe Biden’s minus-8 in December 2024, according to CNN’s Harry Enten.
• Enten says the shift represents a 24-point decline since January, when Trump briefly registered a plus-9 on jobs.
• Coverage cites a just-released jobs report showing rising unemployment, and polling indicates voters are not accepting the White House’s attempt to pin economic troubles on Biden.