The Bureau of Labor Statistics overestimated the number of jobs added in the U.S. economy by 911,000 in the 12-month period ending in March 2025, according to updated figures released by the agency.

The BLS periodically revises employment data after conducting various censuses of employers.

The update comes a month after President Donald Trump fired BLS Commissioner Erika McEntarfer, following a sour employment report. President Trump has repeatedly criticized the agency’s data collection methods.

The BLS issues a preliminary employment report each month, just days after the month ends, based on its Current Employment Statistics survey of employers. The survey provides early estimates but is subject to later adjustments.

Those adjustments come through the Quarterly Census of Employment

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