After the release of revised job growth figures, which showed 818,000 fewer jobs for the 12-month period ending in March 2024 than previously reported by the Biden-Harris administration, 2024 GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump strongly criticized the administration, warning that if “Comrade Kamala” were to secure another four years, it would spell disaster for the U.S. economy—much like he claims has already occurred under the Biden-Harris term.
“MASSIVE 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. “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.”
Trump continued, “The real numbers are much worse, and if Comrade Kamala gets another four years, millions more jobs will VANISH overnight, and inflation will completely destroy our country. YOUR LIFE SAVINGS WILL BE WIPED OUT. With a TRUMP VICTORY, we will once again have the Greatest Economy in History. MAGA2024!”
Originally, total employment growth from March 2023 to March 2024 was estimated at 2.9 million jobs. With the revision, average monthly job growth dropped from