Rick Scott Demands Answers on False Report of 800,000 Jobs Added to U.S. Economy

To that end, we demand that you provide answers in writing to the following questions:  

1. Why has BLS repeatedly revised downward its monthly job estimates over the last two years?
2. Why has BLS repeatedly revised downward its annual benchmark revision for each of the last two years?
3. Of the jobs created under the Biden-Harris Administration, how many were simply recouped from the COVID-19 pandemic job losses?
4. Of new jobs added that were not recouped from the COVID-19 pandemic, what percentage were full-time jobs versus part-time jobs?
5. Of new jobs added that were not recouped from the COVID-19 pandemic, what percentage are jobs within the federal government?
6. What percentage of new jobs in 2024 have been full-time rather than part-time?
7. What percentage of the revised job numbers are going to foreign workers?
8. What in the BLS’s methodology is malfunctioning so badly that it must revise its job numbers downward by almost a million jobs?
9. Are there any protections in place guarding these important statistics against influence from presidential administrations that have an interest in having their BLS report favorable job outcomes?

In November, the American people will have a choice to continue the failed policies of the Biden-Harris Administration or pursue a pro-worker agenda which will not need to be revised down to show how bad conditions have truly become. We request a response to this letter by September 9, 2024. It is imperative that the American people receive a fair and accurate accounting of the nation’s economic health.