kristen welker is at the white house to tell us more reporter: with growing dissatisfaction over his handling of the economy, president biden in battleground ohio touting today s jobs report. we have now created a total of 8.3 million jobs in my first 15 months in office reporter: with 428,000 jobs added to the u.s. economy in april, the country has gained back 95% of the jobs lost early in the pandemic, creating opportunities for people like new graduate jordyn whitted who just started a communications role with an arts non-profit it gave me an opportunity to really loop in my hobbies and my interests as more money, different title, different organizational structures reporter: but the country is also facing dire economic headwinds. while paychecks are up 5.5%, prices are soaring even higher with inflation at a 40-year record home prices have spiked 20%