The Biden-era jobs boom looks far weaker than advertised. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported Tuesday that U.S. job growth through March was overstated by about 911,000 positions. If confirmed in February 2026, this would mark the largest downward revision in the history of U.S. labor data.
The adjustment suggests average monthly job creation was closer to 70,500, not the previously reported 146,500. Economists attribute the massive discrepancy to flaws in the “birth-death model” used to estimate business formation, along with survey errors and miscounts tied to new firms and undocumented workers.
FOX NEWS: "Biden job growth NOT as strong as first thought." pic.twitter.com/zSyad0CbDw
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Sectors hit hardest include trade, transportation, and utilities, with 226,000 fewer jobs than reported. The information sector faces a 2.3% cut. The revision underscores how fragile the labor market remains, despite years of optimistic reporting. It also raises questions about the reliability of official data under an administration eager to tout economic gains.
Varney on the massive downward jobs revisions under Biden: "There's something wrong with the way we collect the statistics, isn't there?... We're not getting an accurate picture."@POTUS is right. @RealEJAntoni is needed at BLS. pic.twitter.com/bHGSvM7QD8
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