BLS Revises 2025 Jobs Data: January Shows 48K Job Loss, Undermines Biden’s Full-Month Record

The Bureau of Labor Statistics revised January 2025 data Wednesday, showing a 48,000 job loss instead of the previously reported 111,000 gains. This revision, part of ongoing updates to incorporate late-arriving survey data and revised methodologies, invalidates the full-month job creation record for President Joe Biden, who had never before presided over jobless months. The latest round of revisions indicates slower job gains over most of 2024 and 2025, making 2025 the weakest job creation year outside of a recession in over two decades. Additional revisions are expected next month following updated population estimates.