U.S. Secretary of Labor Lori Chavez-DeRemer told Newsmax on Wednesday an investigation has begun after the department’s Bureau of Labor Statistics found 911,000 fewer jobs were added than previously estimated from March 2024 to March 2025.
Economists had estimated that the Labor Department’s Bureau of Labor Statistics could revise the level of employment from April 2024 through March 2025 down by between 400,000 and 1 million jobs. The level of employment for the 12 months through March 2024 was downgraded by 598,000 jobs.
The Department of Labor’s Inspector General’s office will be opening an investigation, Chavez-DeRemer said on “Newsline.”
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