Fact-check · Nov 6, 2026 · Donald Trump
“The United States just added a 165,000 jobs in October.”
TRUESaid in 2 broadcasts
What the record shows
BLS reports total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 165,000 in October 2026, seasonally adjusted.
Official BLS Employment Situation report released November 6, 2026 confirms exactly 165,000 nonfarm payroll jobs added in October 2026.
Sources
- U.S. jobs report October 2024: Economy added 12,000 jobs, impacted by hurricanes, Boeing strike
- Transmission of material in this news release is embargoed until USDL-26-1632
- Employment Situation News Release - 2024 Q03 Results
- September 2024 Release Date: October 4, 2024
- Total nonfarm employment growth continues to slow in 2024 : Monthly Labor Review : U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
- United States Non Farm Payrolls
Every time it was said
2 times, Nov 6, 2026 to Nov 6, 2026 · 1 true · 1 misleading · against US jobs added per month (nonfarm payrolls) (FRED)
US jobs added per month (nonfarm payrolls), as revised today● figure published the day it was saidTrueMisleading
The verdicts differ. Some differences can come from new data between dates (see the figure published each day); others come from changes in the wording or in what each check found. Each check is linked below.
Nov 6, 2026MISLEADING
Nov 6, 2026TRUE
Figures published each day come from FRED archives (ALFRED), before later revisions.
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