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Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on March 27, 2026 a speech to a Saudi investment conference:
“More Americans are working today than at any time in the history of our country.”
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • March 31, 2026
James Fishback
James Fishback
stated on March 11, 2026 a speech:
"Youth underemployment for college grads is 70%" nationwide.
False
By Samantha Putterman • March 23, 2026
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on August 26, 2025 a Cabinet meeting:
“The average American worker has already seen a $500 wage increase this year.”
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • September 5, 2025
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on August 5, 2025 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.
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • August 5, 2025
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on March 9, 2025 an interview on CNN's "State of the Union":
“The number of full-time jobs (was) dropping almost the entire Biden administration.”
False
By Louis Jacobson • March 11, 2025
X posts
X posts
stated on March 7, 2025 on social media:
During President Joe Biden’s four years in office, “31% of U.S. job growth” came from public-sector jobs.
False
By Louis Jacobson • March 11, 2025
Kathy Hochul
Kathy Hochul
stated on November 19, 2024 a public event:
We’ve created 732,000 jobs since I've been governor.
Mostly True
By Jill Terreri Ramos • December 26, 2024
Social Media
Social Media
stated on December 6, 2024 social media posts:
UnitedHealthcare posted a job opening for a CEO 24 hours after its CEO was killed.
False
By Sofia Ahmed • December 9, 2024
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on November 10, 2024 an interview on CNN's "State of the Union":
Inflation-adjusted weekly wages “are lower today than they were 50 years ago.”
False
By Louis Jacobson • November 11, 2024
Threads posts
Threads posts
stated on October 21, 2024 a Threads post:
The Biden-Harris administration “brought over” 10 million migrants who got 9 million jobs.
False
By Louis Jacobson, Sofia Ahmed • October 25, 2024
Mike Rogers
Mike Rogers
stated on October 14, 2024 a debate:
“About 400,000 manufacturing jobs in the state of Michigan will go away with EV mandates.”
False
By Caleb McCullough • October 18, 2024
Kamala Harris
Kamala Harris
stated on October 7, 2024 an interview on CBS's "60 Minutes":
"We now have historic low unemployment in America among all groups of people."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • October 8, 2024
Kamala Harris
Kamala Harris
stated on September 25, 2024 an interview with MSNBC:
“Even before the pandemic, (Donald Trump) lost manufacturing jobs, by most people’s estimates at least 200,000.”
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • September 26, 2024
Julie Su
Julie Su
stated on August 15, 2024 News conference:
“400,000 workers are now in a union that were not in a union when (Biden) became president.”
Mostly True
By Ricardo Torres • September 23, 2024
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on August 21, 2024 a Truth Social post:
“The Harris-Biden Administration has been caught fraudulently manipulating Job Statistics.”
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • August 23, 2024
Pete Buttigieg
Pete Buttigieg
stated on July 28, 2024 an interview on Fox News Sunday:
“Even before the pandemic, America went into a manufacturing recession.”
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • July 31, 2024
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on June 15, 2024 remarks in Detroit:
The Trump administration “achieved the lowest African American unemployment rate and the lowest African American poverty rate ever recorded.”
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • June 20, 2024
Nancy Pelosi
Nancy Pelosi
stated on April 29, 2024 an interview with MSNBC:
Former President Donald Trump “has the worst record of job loss of any president.”
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • May 2, 2024
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
stated on March 31, 2024 a post on X:
"The much-trumpeted job growth in the last year was ENTIRELY part-time jobs."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • April 26, 2024
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on April 8, 2024 a speech:
Speaking of semiconductor industry jobs, "Know what the average salary is? $110,000. You don't need a college degree."
Mostly False
By Marta Campabadal Graus • April 15, 2024
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Latest promises about Jobs

Joe Biden
Joe Biden
Award federal contracts to companies that make all products in US
Biden strengthened Buy American rules, but contractors still manufacture outside U.S. | December 16, 2024
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
Make 2 years of community college or a high-quality training program tuition-free
Joe Biden’s free community college plan failed to get congressional support | December 6, 2024
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
Increase the federal minimum wage to $15/hour
No national hike for the minimum wage | December 5, 2024
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
Guarantee 7 days of paid sick leave
Joe Biden breaks promise to guarantee seven days of paid sick leave | December 5, 2024
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
Guarantee 12 weeks paid family and medical leave
Joe Biden fails to fulfill promise guaranteeing 12 weeks of paid family leave | December 4, 2024
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
Create 1 million auto industry jobs
Auto industry jobs expand under Joe Biden, but not by 1 million | December 2, 2024
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
Expand services for people during and after incarceration
Biden increases funding, announces strategic plan to ease reentry for incarcerated individuals | July 24, 2024
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
Create a Public Health Jobs Corps
The CDC and AmeriCorps train new public health workforce, but at a limited capacity | July 9, 2024
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
Tighten ‘Made In America’ rules
New rules gradually raise the bar for Made-in-America | July 13, 2022
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
Bring back manufacturing
No overall improvement for manufacturing sector under Trump | July 15, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
Save the Carrier plant in Indiana
Fewer jobs, but plant remains open | July 15, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
Hire American workers first
Trump promised immigration controls to prioritize American workers. He fulfilled his pledge, in part | July 15, 2020
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