Jobs Scorecard True 0% 174 Checks Mostly True 0% 230 Checks Half True 0% 0 Checks Mostly False 0% 199 Checks False 0% 219 Checks Pants on Fire 0% 50 Checks For more details, see the Principles of PolitiFact All Fact-checks for Jobs Donald Trump stated on August 26, 2025 in a Cabinet meeting: “The average American worker has already seen a $500 wage increase this year.” September 5, 2025 Donald Trump stated on August 5, 2025 in an interview on CNBC: Bureau of Labor Statistics employment numbers “were rigged” when the agency revised them “down by almost 900,000 jobs” after the 2024 election. August 5, 2025 Rick Scott stated on March 9, 2025 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union": “The number of full-time jobs (was) dropping almost the entire Biden administration.” By Louis Jacobson • March 11, 2025 X posts stated on March 7, 2025 in on social media: During President Joe Biden’s four years in office, “31% of U.S. job growth” came from public-sector jobs. By Louis Jacobson • March 11, 2025 Kathy Hochul stated on November 19, 2024 in a public event: We’ve created 732,000 jobs since I've been governor. By Jill Terreri Ramos • December 26, 2024 Social Media stated on December 6, 2024 in social media posts: UnitedHealthcare posted a job opening for a CEO 24 hours after its CEO was killed. December 9, 2024 Bernie Sanders stated on November 10, 2024 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union": Inflation-adjusted weekly wages “are lower today than they were 50 years ago.” By Louis Jacobson • November 11, 2024 Threads posts stated on October 21, 2024 in a Threads post: The Biden-Harris administration “brought over” 10 million migrants who got 9 million jobs. By Louis Jacobson • October 25, 2024 Mike Rogers stated on October 14, 2024 in a debate: “About 400,000 manufacturing jobs in the state of Michigan will go away with EV mandates.” By Caleb McCullough • October 18, 2024 Kamala Harris stated on October 7, 2024 in an interview on CBS's "60 Minutes": "We now have historic low unemployment in America among all groups of people." By Louis Jacobson • October 8, 2024 Load More Latest Articles Reduction of jobs by 911,000 puts spotlight on BLS and Biden’s legacy • September 11, 2025 Fact-checking Trump on February job numbers: manufacturing, auto industry and native-born workers By Louis Jacobson • March 7, 2025 ¿Qué tan ciertas son las declaraciones de Tim Walz, el candidato demócrata a la vicepresidencia? By Maria Briceño • September 30, 2024 Debate presidencial entre Kamala Harris y Donald Trump: PolitiFact verificó lo que dijeron • September 11, 2024 ¿La economía de los latinos fue mejor con Joe Biden o con Donald Trump? By Louis Jacobson, Maria Briceño • July 12, 2024 Comparing economic performance for Latinos under Trump, Biden By Louis Jacobson • July 8, 2024 Comparing economic performance for Black Americans under Trump, Biden By Louis Jacobson • June 25, 2024 Fact-checking three claims from Joe Biden on Black employment, health insurance and wealth By Louis Jacobson • June 11, 2024 Fact-checking Joe Biden on the economy in CNN interview By Louis Jacobson • May 9, 2024 Fact-checking Joe Biden on inflation, the deficit and consumer confidence in the State of the Union By Louis Jacobson • March 8, 2024
