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gab13by13

(31,763 posts) Wed Feb 11, 2026, 02:47 PM Feb 11

How Can Anyone Trust The Numbers Coming From This Administration [View all]

The official count of payroll jobs at the end of 2025 was revised downward by more than 1 million on Wednesday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Previously, the agency estimated that payroll jobs totaled 159,526,000 in December. Now, it said the number is 158,497,000.

The downward correction, which was included as part of the monthly jobs report, is the largest such revision in the past decade.

I think back and wonder how many Americans really died from Covid?

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How Can Anyone Trust The Numbers Coming From This Administration [View all] gab13by13 Feb 11 OP

I don't believe anything, I don't even listen because I know it's gonna be a lie Walleye Feb 11 #1

And last year th job count at the end of the year was revised downward by over 600,000 Wiz Imp Feb 11 #2

How many times have the numbers been revised upward? gab13by13 Feb 11 #7

It doesn't seem Wall Street is buying Trump's bullshit. C_U_L8R Feb 11 #3

MaddowBlog-New report shows 2025 was even worse for U.S. job market than we thought LetMyPeopleVote Feb 11 #4

We Can't ProfessorGAC Feb 11 #5

Can't... 2naSalit Feb 11 #6

The government revises numbers all the time, in every administration Fiendish Thingy Feb 11 #8

The largest revision in a decade gab13by13 Feb 11 #9

Yup, it's a BFD. Nt Fiendish Thingy Feb 11 #10

It is a cause for concern when... Wuddles440 Feb 11 #11

This administration has not earned the people's trust Fiendish Thingy Feb 11 #13

Agreed! Wuddles440 Feb 11 #14

I need to be more clear, gab13by13 Feb 11 #12

Reality: 800,000+ layoffs this year -- the worst YTD since 2020, per nonpartisan analysts. LetMyPeopleVote Feb 11 #15

"Are you saying they aren't really numbers? They're numbers! They're really numbers!" struggle4progress Feb 11 #16