“Today, the BLS released the largest downward revision on record proving that President Trump was right,” White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said Tuesday, noting the significance to Americans of a new employment report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Statistics.

According to the BLS’s preliminary revision released Tuesday, there were actually 911,000 fewer people employed in nonfarm jobs in March than initially reported – the largest revision on record.

“BLS Revisions Show President Trump Was Right – Again,” the White House declared in a post on its website explaining how the massive downward revision supports Trump’s positions:

• Trump inherited a much weaker economy from his predecessor, Joe Biden, than was initially thought.
• The Bureau of Labor Statistics is unreliable and in need of reform.
• The Federal Reserve’s monetary policy is far too restrictive and interest rates remain too high.
• The Trump Administration’s pro-growth policies, such as lower taxes, are vital to creating good-paying American jobs.

The -911,000 revision is an indictment of the Biden economy, the White House said:

“Job growth was lackluster under Biden, with initial revisions from the last two years showing job growth was overstated by roughly 1.5 million workers — showing the Biden economy was propped up by illegal immigrants, poor data, government handouts, and a flood of Federal spending.”

The 0.6% revision to total nonfarm employment for March 2025 announced Tuesday is three times greater than the 0.2% average revision over the past 10 years, BLS notes.

“This should give the Fed more impetus to restart its cutting cycle,” Nationwide Financial Market Economist Oren Klachkin said, explaining that the revision suggests lower interest rates lie ahead.

“The revision adds more evidence that the economy was already slowing even before President Donald Trump’s sweeping new tariffs and immigration policies squeezed costs for many businesses,” The Washington Post conceded Tuesday in an article reporting on the BLS revisions.

In its statement, the White House stresses the need for Congress to confirm Pres. Trump’s nominee to head the BLS:

“The stark revisions underscore the urgent need for Congress confirm E.J. Antoni, President Trump’s nominee for BLS commissioner, and begin the major reforms needed to restore Americans’ trust in the data after years of inaccuracy that has misled policymakers and eroded confidence.”