Jobs report updates: It's a rare jobs Wednesday following delays from the partial government shutdownNEWS | 11 February 2026Anna Wong, chief US economist at Bloomberg Economics, wrote on X, "We are expecting about 666k downward revisions to March 2025 payrolls level as part of the annual benchmarking," adding "we expect Dec 2025 to see a downward revision near 1 million."
In addition to unemployment, labor force participation, and job growth data for January, the new report will include revisions to employment, hours, and earnings from the last few years, which BLS said reflects "the annual benchmark process and updated seasonal adjustment factors."
In addition to unemployment, labor force participation, and job growth data for January, the new report will include revisions to employment, hours, and earnings from the last few years, which BLS said reflects "the annual benchmark process and updated seasonal adjustment factors."
Anna Wong, chief US economist at Bloomberg Economics, wrote on X, "We are expecting about 666k downward revisions to March 2025 payrolls level as part of the annual benchmarking," adding "we expect Dec 2025 to see a downward revision near 1 million."
Economists noted that these revisions are a typical part of BLS' process and shouldn't cause alarm. Michael Madowitz, the principal economist at the Roosevelt Institute, wrote in a post that "revisions to data are a sign of accuracy, not inaccuracy or conspiracy" and will affect a small percentage of the actual employment level.
"If we revise from adding around 600,000 jobs to losing 250,000 or more (as the September data forecasts suggest), the headlines are unlikely to be subtle," Madowitz said. "Economists and job market watchers won't be thrown by revisions (up or down) of around 0.6 percent in an economy with more than 160 million jobs."
Economist Guy Berger said on Tuesday in a LinkedIn post: "If your perspective on the labor market changes radically as a result of tomorrow's revisions, I strongly recommend you re-evaluate how you evaluate labor market data!"Author: Source
