U.S. jobs market weaker than reported as BLS slashes 911,000 positions

The Labor Department just admitted the U.S. economy didn’t create as many jobs as it told everyone it did. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)’s report released Tuesday shows the government ... Read More

The BLS Jobs Revision Makes One Thing Clear

Mining and logging, which consists mostly of oil and gas extraction — another Trump favorite — lost 15,000 jobs for by far the biggest percentage decline of any any sector, 2.4%. Then again, the ... Read More

The U.S. labor market added 911,000 fewer jobs than earlier reported, BLS says

The downward revision from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows the job market was slowing in 2024 and early 2025. Read More

Friday's BLS Jobs Report: The Good, The Bad & The Ugly

Friday's August BLS report showed only 22,000 jobs created, far below expectations. This added to the picture of a clearly deteriorating jobs picture in the US. Read the full analysis here. Read More

First Jobs Report Since Labor Statistics Chief’s Firing Shows Weak Market, as Trump Pledges ‘Real Numbers’ Still to Come

The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ (BLS) first jobs report since President Donald Trump fired the head of the agency showed the U.S. labor market growing more slowly than economists expected, and ... Read More

U.S. employers added 911,000 fewer jobs than first reported, new BLS data shows

The revisions arrive as government statistics have become increasingly politicized. Last month, Trump took the unprecedented step of firing the BLS commissioner, Erika McEntarfer, over weak jobs data. Read More

First Jobs Report Since Trump Fired BLS Chief Is Still Total Disaster

The Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday released a dismal jobs report for the month of August. According to the report, the labor market added 22,000 jobs in August—a far cry from the 75,000 new jobs ... Read More

Hiring slowdown continues in 1st jobs report since Trump fired commissioner

Fresh jobs data on Friday showed a continued hiring slowdown in the first such release since a dismal jobs report last month prompted President Donald Trump to fire the top official tasked with ... Read More

Just 22,000 Jobs in August, the First Report Since Trump Fired BLS Chief

The first jobs report since President Donald Trump fired Erika McEntarfer as the commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics showed numbers continuing to slow. Just 22,000 jobs were added by ... Read More

First Jobs Report Since Trump Fired BLS Chief Is Still Total Disaster

No matter how much Donald Trump tries to interfere in the jobs report, the truth is clear: Things are taking a turn for the worse. The Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday released a dismal jobs ... Read More