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

Trump Secured the Border, So Where Are the Jobs?

There’s little evidence that less immigration means more opportunities for Americans to work. 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

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

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

In addition, Trump has cracked down on immigration and ... one term as president. Biden's predecessor, Barack Obama, did have job losses in his first term during the Great Recession. However, the ... Read More

The U.S. added just 22,000 jobs in August, confirming dramatic slowdown in the labor market

U.S. job growth has almost entirely ground to a standstill, according to government data released Friday. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported that the U.S. added 22,000 jobs in August, well ... Read More

Get ready for more employment data revisions

Large downward revisions to monthly jobs data in recent weeks put a gigantic spotlight on an incredibly typical procedure for economic data. Read More