Good evening. I'm Jeff Bennett. Ammanevas is on assignment. On the news hour tonight,

the U.S. job market is proving weaker than earlier reports suggested. Revised government numbers

raise new questions about the strength of the U.S. economy.

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Israel tries to assassinate Hamas' leadership in Qatar, what the strike means for already

stalled ceasefire talks to end the war in Gaza.

And Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. unveils his Make America Healthy Again Strategy amid

concerns about its lack of scientific evidence.

Welcome to the News Hour. New data showed the U.S. job market was much weaker than initially

reported for much of last year, during President Biden's term and some of this year under President

Trump. More than 900,000 fewer jobs were added in 2024 and 2025 than previously expected.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics issues these revisions every year,

but this year's change is the biggest revision on record. And it comes after President Trump

fired the BLS Commissioner last month after a weaker than expected monthly jobs report.

For a closer look, we're joined now by Julia Coronado, President of Macro Policy

Perspectives. It's always great to have you on the program. So we knew the labor market was

softening, but these revisions suggest the slowdown started earlier and was more severe

than we thought. What's your reaction and what factors do you see driving the weakness?

So let's keep in mind we get this timely measure of jobs every month from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

And it's based on a sample of firms.

And then there's a quarterly, almost a census of employment that comes with a lag.

And we knew a downward revision was coming because

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