“Bureau of Labor Statistics employment numbers “were rigged” when the agency revised them “down by almost 900,000 jobs” after the 2024 election.”
What PolitiFact found
The Bureau of Labor Statistics announced an 818,000-job downward revision as part of a standard, annual review process in 2024. The agency didn’t keep this secret until after the November election. It released the data on Aug. 21, 2024 — on the eve of Kamala Harris’ nomination at the Democratic National Convention, and long before any American had cast a ballot. Trump complained about the revision the day it was released.
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Donald Trump (president) made this claim around 5 August 2025. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 5 August 2025. Its rating was “Pants on Fire”.
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