{"id":2651069,"date":"2026-08-28T10:26:03","date_gmt":"2026-08-28T14:26:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/payroll-jobs-estimate-likely-to-be-revised-down-by-79000\/"},"modified":"2026-08-28T10:44:25","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T14:44:25","slug":"payroll-jobs-estimate-likely-to-be-revised-down-by-79000","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/payroll-jobs-estimate-likely-to-be-revised-down-by-79000\/","title":{"rendered":"Payroll jobs estimate likely to be revised down by 79,000"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpayroll-jobs-estimate-likely-to-be-revised-down-by-79000%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2651069&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the federal government\u2019s estimate of total payroll jobs is likely to be revised downward by 79,000 in an upcoming update. Specifically, private-sector jobs are expected to decrease by 178,000. This preliminary revision indicates that the U.S. labor market has been weaker than previously thought, which could negatively impact President Donald Trump\u2019s economic approval ratings, especially amid ongoing concerns about high inflation and modest job growth. The revision is part of an annual \u201cbenchmark\u201d process that adjusts job estimates based on a complete count from the Quarterly Census of Employment and wages. Previous large revisions have been influenced by factors such as pandemic-related response rate drops and the impact of illegal immigration, which affects employment data as illegal workers might potentially be counted in surveys but not in official wage reports. The upcoming revisions follow a year when Trump dismissed the BLS Commissioner after a weak jobs report with significant downward revisions, and a new appointee, Brett matsumoto, has recently taken over the bureau. The detailed assessment highlights ongoing challenges in accurately measuring employment figures.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The federal government\u2019s estimate of the total number of<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jobs\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"304\"> payroll jobs<\/a> is likely to be revised down by 79,000, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said Friday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The update, a preliminary notice of forthcoming revisions to the jobs numbers, means that the labor market has been weaker than thought. That is a blow to President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a>, whose economic approval ratings have plummeted in recent months thanks to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/inflation\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"728\">high inflation<\/a>, which has been accompanied by modest job growth numbers.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4703969\/payroll-jobs-revised-down-79000-bureau-labor-statistics\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Payroll jobs estimate likely to be revised down by 79,000, Bureau of Labor Statistics says<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4703877\/ice-purchases-electric-shock-gloves-low-impact-de-escalation-tool\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>ICE purchases thousands of electric shock gloves as \u2018low-impact alternative\u2019 de-escalation tool<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4703839\/federal-judge-rules-designation-of-anthropic-national-security-risk-illegal\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Federal judge rules War Department\u2019s designation of Anthropic as a national security risk was illegal<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The number of private-sector jobs will be revised down by 178,000, according to the agency.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Friday\u2019s release from the bureau is a preview of the annual \u201cbenchmark\u201d revision it makes to its estimate of payroll jobs, which will be released in February. The benchmark revision is different from revisions to past months\u2019 job numbers, which are regularly included in the monthly jobs reports.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Instead, it is part of an annual process for adjusting the estimates of payroll jobs, which are based on the monthly survey of establishments. The BLS rebenchmarks those numbers against a comprehensive count of jobs from the BLS\u2019s Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, a quarterly assessment of employment and wages reported by employers that covers more than 95% of U.S. jobs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Recent years have seen large revisions due to two unusual factors.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One is <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bls.gov\/osmr\/response-rates\/\">a drop in response rates<\/a>, driven partly by the pandemic.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The other is the distortions created by the influx of illegal immigrants during former President Joe Biden\u2019s tenure. Illegal immigrant workers might be counted in the survey of establishments, but not in the QCEW.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/finance-and-economy\/4701923\/fiscal-hawks-skeptical-bessent-claim-grow-40-trillion-debt\/\"><strong>FISCAL HAWKS SKEPTICAL OF BESSENT\u2019S CLAIM THAT US CAN \u2018GROW OUR WAY OUT\u2019 OF $40 TRILLION DEBT<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last year, Trump fired BLS Commissioner Erika McEntarfer after a weak jobs report that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-fires-top-labor-statistics-official-after-weak-jobs-report\/\" title=\"Trump fires top ... official after weak ... report\">showed major downward revisions<\/a>, calling it \u201crigged.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump appointee Brett Matsumoto took over at the bureau earlier this month.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jobs estimate may drop 79K, BLS warns<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2844,"featured_media":2651070,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/July-jobs.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[51942,84810,4330,36205,16274],"class_list":["post-2651069","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-economic-outlook","tag-employment-forecast","tag-jobs","tag-labor-market","tag-payroll"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/July-jobs.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2651069","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2844"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2651069"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2651069\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2651077,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2651069\/revisions\/2651077"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2651070"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2651069"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2651069"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2651069"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}