by Ben Whedon
The Bureau of Labor Statistics on Tuesday published a revised assessment of jobs growth from April 2024 through March 2025, revising the figure downwards by nearly 1 million jobs.
The downward revision saw the BLS reduce its preliminary figures by 911,000 jobs, Fox Business reported. That figure marks the first annual benchmark from the BLS since President Donald Trump fired the previous commissioner, accusing her of cooking the books to benefit former President Joe Biden.
Trump has cast doubts on the reliability of government statistics, suggesting that they had been manipulated for political reasons. Notably, the BLS has consistently revised its estimates downwards in recent years.
But the change, nonetheless, seems to address why Biden’s economic message struggled to gain traction with voters in 2024, prior to his withdrawal from the race.
To serve as the next commissioner of the BLS, Trump nominated E.J. Antoni, a chief economist at the Heritage Foundation, last month.
“I am pleased to announce that I am nominating Highly Respected Economist, Dr. E.J. Antoni, as the next Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Our Economy is booming, and E.J. will ensure that the Numbers released are HONEST and ACCURATE. I know E.J. Antoni will do an incredible job in this new role. Congratulations E.J.!” the president said on Truth Social.
Antoni has suggested online that there are better ways for the BLS to “collect, process, and disseminate data.”
“Only consistent delivery of accurate data in a timely manner will rebuild the trust that has been lost over the last several years,” he stated.
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Ben Whedon is a reporter for Just the News. Zachery Schmidt is the digital editor of The Star News Network and contributed to this story.
