Fact-check: “The US economy added 15 million jobs under the current administration.”
Verdict: False (95% confidence)
BLS Current Employment Statistics data, as revised by the February 2026 annual benchmark revision, documented total nonfarm payroll employment of approximately 158,268,000 in January 2025 (the start of the Trump second term) and 158,736,000 in April 2026 (the latest available month as of the evaluation date), indicating a net gain of roughly 468,000 jobs — far below the claimed 15 million. The White House's own job-related releases from this administration cited figures of 615,000 private secto…
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