The Biden-Harris administration’s Department of Labor is facing scrutiny from a group of Republican senators over a significant overestimation of job growth numbers.
In a letter obtained by the New York Post, led by Senator Roger Marshall (R-Kan.), and signed by Republican Senators Ted Budd, Rick Scott, Markwayne Mullin, and Marsha Blackburn, the senators demanded answers regarding the revised downward adjustment of more than 800,000 jobs.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ preliminary annual benchmark review revealed that the job growth had been overstated by 818,000. This revelation raised concerns about potential political motivations behind the initial estimate.
The senators expressed their skepticism about whether there was a deliberate attempt to inflate the job growth numbers for political purposes.
Marshall told the Post, “Using taxpayer dollars to mislead the public for political gain is an outrageous betrayal of trust and one of the reasons Americans have lost all faith in this administration.”
“Manipulating the numbers to spin a false narrative while people are struggling to afford gas and groceries is not only dishonest — it’s insulting,” he added.
In the letter to DOL acting director Julie Su, the senators wrote, “These misleading numbers created a false impression for the public and cast doubt on the validity of the Bureau’s accuracy and legitimacy.”
“As we approach the presidential election in approximately 70 days, the state of the economy is one of the major issues on [Americans’] minds. There should be no confusion when it comes to evaluating the health of our economy,” the letter stated.
The senators have asked for more specific details about the changes, such as the number of jobs created after the COVID-19 shutdowns ended, the breakdown of part-time and full-time positions, and the count of new government jobs. The Department of Labor (DOL) must provide answers to the senators’ questions by September 9.
Donald Trump, a former President from the Republican Party, referred to the exaggerated jobs report as a “major scandal.”
“The Harris-Biden Administration has been caught fraudulently manipulating Job Statistics to hide the true extent of the Economic Ruin they have inflicted upon America,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “New Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that the Administration PADDED THE NUMBERS with an extra 818,000 Jobs that DO NOT EXIST, AND NEVER DID.”
He warned that if Vice President Kamala Harris (D) were elected president in the upcoming election, millions of jobs would “vanish overnight.”
ICYMI: Jen Psaki Forced to Face Harsh Reality as Don Lemon Drops a Truth Bomb
