Did They Lie on Purpose? Fed's Massive Job Growth Overestimate May Help Kamala Win the Election

When the Bureau of Labor Statistics announced earlier this week that employment numbers over the last year were off by the tune of nearly a million jobs, the question practically raised itself: Were the labor books being cooked?

In the midst of the Democratic National Convention, the BLS made a stunning announcement — namely, that its numbers had grossly overestimated the number of new jobs created from March of 2023 to March of 2024.

In an announcement on Wednesday, the BLS revised downward the number of new positions created by 818,000 — evidence, as Forbes pointed out, that the federal government had “far overestimated the recent labor market recovery.”

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C. Douglas Golden is a writer who splits his time between the United States and Southeast Asia. Specializing in political commentary and world affairs, he's written for Conservative Tribune and The Western Journal since 2014.

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C. Douglas Golden is a writer who splits his time between the United States and Southeast Asia. Specializing in political commentary and world affairs, he's written for Conservative Tribune and The Western Journal since 2014. Aside from politics, he enjoys spending time with his wife, literature (especially British comic novels and modern Japanese lit), indie rock, coffee, Formula One and football (of both American and world varieties).

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Catholic University of America

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