US economy added 911,000 fewer jobs than previously reported in largest-ever revision

The U.S. economy added 911,000 fewer jobs over the 12 months ending in March than previously estimated, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) said on Tuesday. The figure, which exceeded economists ... Read More

Reduction of jobs by 911,000 puts spotlight on BLS and Biden’s legacy

The disappearance of 911,000 jobs is undoubtedly a blow to Biden’s economic legacy, which was already hurt by inflation hitting a 40-year high before returning to levels that were closer to normal. Read More

Massive jobs revisions are a stain on Joe Biden’s legacy, too

The past two months’ job reports and a slew of recent employment data have made clear that America’s labor market has substantially weakened. Many of President Donald Trump’s critics have leveraged ... Read More

US added 900k fewer jobs in year to March, revised figures show amid Trump anger over stats

The Labor Department’s Bureau of Labor Statistics said Tuesday that the job growth was likely to have been significantly weaker than previously reported from March 2024 to March 2025 ... 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

Trump Administration Blames Data over Huge US Job Market Revision

The revisions will likely increase pressure on the Fed to cut rates at its meeting later this month to give the economy a boost. Read More

Job growth stalls: US economy added just 22,000 jobs in August and unemployment rose to highest level since 2021

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