Economist: BLS Jobs Report Misleading; US Had Biggest Job Loss Since 2020

Steve Lance
By Steve Lance
January 8, 2024Capitol Report
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Job growth was higher than economists expected with 2.7 million job gains in 2023, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

But -that’s only about half the job increase of 4.8 million a year ago—and only tells part of the story.

NTD spoke with economist EJ Antoni, a research fellow at the Heritage Foundation, to find out more.

 

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