More Americans hearing good news about jobs than bad

More Americans are hearing mostly good news about the job situation than are hearing bad news for the first time since the recession, according to a new poll released Tuesday.

Twenty-eight percent of adults told the Pew Research Center that they heard mostly good news about the job situation, while 22 percent said they heard mostly bad news.  Forty-seven percent said that they heard a mix of good and bad news.

{mosads}It’s the first time since the end of 2009 that the number of people hearing only good news has outweighed the number of people hearing only bad things about jobs.

In February 2014, only 12 percent said they were hearing mostly good news about jobs — meaning Tuesday’s results represent a 16 point swing over the course of a year.

Though 62 percent say they are hearing a mixture of good and bad news about the economy in general, as many people are hearing mostly good news as are hearing mostly bad news about the economy for the first time since 2008.

Eighteen percent said that they were hearing mostly good news about the economy while 17 percent said they were hearing mostly bad news.

While the percentage of people hearing mostly good news about the economy is up across the political spectrum, Republicans are still much less likely to say they are hearing mostly good news about the economy than Democrats.

The percentage of people hearing mostly good news about gas prices fell from 70 percent to 62 percent since December as gas prices rose slightly.

The poll was conducted between February 5-8. It had a sample of 1,003 adults and a margin of error of plus-or-minus 3.6 percent.

The poll results come on the heels of an unexpectedly strong January jobs report. The economy added 257,000 jobs last month and wages rose by the highest rate since the start of the financial crisis.

The White House has also been making an effort to promote positive economic developments as they look to cement President Obama’s legacy.