After the BLS reported major revisions to its payroll data for May and June in its July 2025 employment situation report, the government agency's data has faced heavy scrutiny (BLS - Employment Situation July 2025, CNBC, Politico). The question will be suspended on 31 August 2025 and the outcome determined using revision data as reported in the BLS' employment situation report for August 2025, expected on 5 September 2025 (BLS - Employment Situation, BLS - Release Schedule). The absolute value of each month's revisions will be summed up to determine the outcome. In its February 2025 report, BLS reported a "change in total nonfarm payroll employment for December was revised up by 16,000, from +307,000 to +323,000, and the change for January was revised down by 18,000, from +143,000 to +125,000," which represents total revisions for the two months with an absolute value of 34,000 [=16,000 + 18,000] (BLS - Employment Situation February 2025.pdf, see under "Establishment Survey Data").

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The question closed "No" with a closing date of 1 September 2025.

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