WASHINGTON, March 8 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden's public approval rating edged up to 42%, its highest level since June, as inflation has eased in the United States and job growth has stayed strong, a new Reuters/Ipsos poll showed.
Since then, his approval level has risen gradually, with this week's 42% job approval up from 41% recorded a month earlier.
The Reuters/Ipsos poll has a margin of error of three percentage points either way.
Biden's administration is currently defending in court an program to forgive some student loans made by the federal government, and the Reuters/Ipsos poll showed sharp partisan divisions on the issue, much like they have on Biden's own performance.
The Reuters/Ipsos poll, conducted throughout the United States, gathered responses from 1,023 adults, using a nationally representative sample.