2M ‘Fake’ Biden Jobs Vanish In Record Labor Data Revision

For decades, politicians weaponize job numbers as proxies for economic health and presidential competence. Today, the Bureau of Labor Statistics has dropped a bombshell: In September 2025, the agency ... 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

White House Blames Biden For Downward Revision To Jobs Numbers

The Trump administration called for “new leadership to restore trust and confidence in the BLS’s data” in response to Tuesday’s report. Read More

As summer ends, workers face rising costs, fewer jobs, and shrinking protections

"We are facing an economy ... of a labor market that is really softening, and that makes life more difficult for workers," said Sharon Block. 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

America’s job market flashes yet another warning sign about the economy

• The latest employment snapshot from the Bureau of Labor Statistics paints a bleak picture of the current state of the economy under President Donald Trump. • Labor market deterioration: Just 22,000 ... Read More

Employers added 22,000 jobs in August, falling short of forecasts, as labor market cools

Aimee Picchi is the associate managing editor for CBS MoneyWatch, where she covers business and personal finance. She previously worked at Bloomberg News and has written for national news outlets ... Read More

The August jobs report has economists alarmed. Here are their 3 top takeaways.

Aimee Picchi is the associate managing editor for CBS MoneyWatch, where she covers business and personal finance. She previously worked at Bloomberg News and has written for national news outlets ... Read More

Friday's Jobs Report Created A Presidential Record—For Joe Biden

Diccon Hyatt is an experienced financial and economics reporter who has covered the pandemic-era economy in hundreds of stories over the past two years. He's written hundreds of stories breaking down ... Read More

Trump administration ramps up pressure on Labor Department with data probe

President Donald Trump and others in his administration have taken aim at the Labor Department's jobs and inflation reports, attacks that critics say are entirely political. Read More