Current Employment Statistics Preliminary Benchmark (National) Summary

US payrolls marked down a record 911,000 in preliminary estimate

U.S. job growth was far less robust in the year through March than previously reported, adding to mounting pressure on the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates.

BREAKING: Huge BLS Scandal Emerges Amid Largest Downward Revision to Employment in History - Virtually No Job Creation in Last Year of Biden Admin - Millions of Jobs Vanish

Another huge BLS scandal has emerged amid the largest downward revision to employment in US history.

Another Massive Employment Whiff: 911,000 Jobs Vanish

More terrible employment news for the American economy...

Current Employment Statistics Preliminary Benchmark (National) Summary

The preliminary estimate of the Current Employment Statistics (CES) national benchmark revision to total nonfarm employment for March 2025 is -911,000 (-0.6 percent), the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The annual benchmark revisions over the last 10 years have an absolute average of 0.2 percent of total nonfarm employment. In accordance with usual practice, the final benchmark revision will be issued in February 2026 with th…

Premature preliminary jobs reports are BS

The preliminary Bureau of Labor Statistics benchmark nonfarm payrolls for the period April 2024 to March 2025 was just revised down by 911,000.  Calling BLS 911:  stop issuing preliminary reports. The over-reporting of 911,000 jobs is ab...

U.S. Payrolls Marked Down a Record 911,000 in Preliminary Estimate

U.S. job growth was far less robust in the year through March than previously reported, adding to mounting pressure on the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates.