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The Democrat Shutdown is estimated to have cost the private sector up to 62,000 new jobs in October.

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Verification against official labor market estimates assessing the impact of the shutdown on private-sector employment for October.

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A White House statement cites the latest Bureau of Labor Statistics jobs report to argue that President Trump’s economic policies have produced private-sector-led job growth, with the administration saying 100% of recent job gains are in the private sector and among native-born Americans. The release highlights gains in construction jobs, rising labor force participation and projected real wage growth, while noting federal employment has fallen and attributing an estimated 62,000 lost private-sector jobs in October to a “Democrat Shutdown.”
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The claim that the "Democrat Shutdown" cost the private sector up to 62,000 new jobs in October 2025 is attributed to the White House. However, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) has not released employment data for October 2025 as of December 21, 2025. Without official BLS data, it's impossible to verify the accuracy of this claim. Therefore, the statement is unverifiable at this time.

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  1. Update · Dec 21, 2025, 08:50 AMUnverifiable
    The claim that the "Democrat Shutdown" cost the private sector up to 62,000 new jobs in October 2025 is attributed to the White House. However, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) has not released employment data for October 2025 as of December 21, 2025. Without official BLS data, it's impossible to verify the accuracy of this claim. Therefore, the statement is unverifiable at this time.
  2. Update · Dec 21, 2025, 07:40 AMUnverifiable
    The White House article claims that the 'Democrat Shutdown' is estimated to have cost the private sector as many as 62,000 new jobs in October. However, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) canceled the October jobs report due to the government shutdown, making it impossible to verify this specific claim. (axios.com) Additionally, the Associated Press reported a loss of 105,000 jobs in October, primarily due to a reduction in federal employment, but did not specify the impact on the private sector. (apnews.com) Therefore, without official data, the exact impact of the shutdown on private sector job losses remains unverifiable.
  3. Update · Dec 21, 2025, 06:55 AMUnverifiable
    The statement that the "Democrat Shutdown is estimated to have cost the private sector as many as 62,000 new jobs in October" is cited in a White House article from December 16, 2025. However, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) data for October 2025 is not available due to the suspension of federal government services during the shutdown. Therefore, it is impossible to verify the accuracy of this claim with credible public sources.
  4. Update · Dec 21, 2025, 05:46 AMUnverifiable
    The claim that the "Democrat Shutdown" cost the private sector as many as 62,000 new jobs in October 2025 is unverified. The White House article from December 16, 2025, cites this estimate but does not provide specific data or sources to substantiate it. Additionally, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) did not release employment data for October 2025 due to the government shutdown, making it challenging to independently verify the impact on private sector employment. Therefore, without access to detailed and independent data, the accuracy of this claim cannot be confirmed.
  5. Update · Dec 21, 2025, 04:58 AMUnverifiable
    The claim that the "Democrat Shutdown" cost the private sector as many as 62,000 new jobs in October is attributed to the White House. However, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) does not provide specific data on job losses directly linked to the government shutdown. The BLS reports that federal government employment declined by 12,000 in October, but this figure includes all federal employees, not just those affected by the shutdown. Without detailed data from the BLS or other independent sources quantifying the impact of the shutdown on private sector employment, it is impossible to verify the accuracy of the 62,000 job loss estimate.
  6. Update · Dec 21, 2025, 04:16 AMUnverifiable
    The claim that the "Democrat Shutdown" cost the private sector up to 62,000 new jobs in October 2025 is unverified. The White House article from December 16, 2025, cites this estimate but does not provide specific data or sources to substantiate it. Additionally, the U.S. Labor Department did not release a full jobs report for October 2025 due to the 43-day federal government shutdown, making it challenging to verify employment figures for that month. (apnews.com) Therefore, without concrete data, this claim cannot be verified.
  7. Update · Dec 21, 2025, 02:47 AMUnverifiable
    The claim that the 'Democrat Shutdown' cost the private sector up to 62,000 jobs in October is unverified. While the White House attributes this figure to the shutdown, independent sources do not confirm it. For instance, the Associated Press reported a net loss of 105,000 jobs in October, primarily due to federal government reductions, but did not specify the impact on the private sector. (apnews.com) Additionally, S&P Global noted that a two-week shutdown beginning October 1 would directly affect fourth-quarter real GDP growth by 0.3 percentage points, but did not provide specific job loss estimates. (spglobal.com) Therefore, without corroborating evidence from independent sources, the exact impact of the shutdown on private sector employment remains unverifiable.
  8. Update · Dec 20, 2025, 11:40 PMUnverifiable
    The claim that the "Democrat Shutdown" cost the private sector as many as 62,000 new jobs in October is attributed to the White House. However, independent analyses do not provide specific figures to corroborate this estimate. For instance, the Associated Press reported a net loss of 105,000 jobs in October, primarily due to federal government reductions, but did not specify the impact on the private sector. (apnews.com) Similarly, S&P Global noted that a two-week shutdown could reduce fourth-quarter GDP growth by 0.3 percentage points but did not quantify private sector job losses. (spglobal.com) Given the lack of independent verification, the accuracy of the 62,000 job loss estimate remains unverifiable.
  9. Update · Dec 20, 2025, 08:37 AMin_progress
    The White House article from December 16, 2025, estimates that the government shutdown in October 2025 resulted in the loss of up to 62,000 private-sector jobs. However, independent analyses provide varying figures. For instance, the White House's October 3, 2025, press release projected that a month-long shutdown could lead to over 43,000 additional unemployed Americans. (whitehouse.gov) Additionally, former President Trump's economic advisor, Kevin Hassett, estimated in November 2025 that the shutdown likely resulted in approximately 60,000 private-sector job losses. (aa.com.tr) Given these discrepancies and the lack of comprehensive, independent data, the exact impact of the shutdown on private-sector employment remains uncertain. Therefore, the claim that the Democrat Shutdown cost the private sector up to 62,000 new jobs in October is plausible but not definitively substantiated by available evidence.
  10. Update · Dec 19, 2025, 07:27 AMin_progress
    The White House article from December 16, 2025, claims that the "Democrat Shutdown" is estimated to have cost the private sector as many as 62,000 new jobs in October. However, the October 2025 employment report was incomplete due to the 43-day federal government shutdown, which began on October 1, 2025. This shutdown led to the furlough of approximately 750,000 federal workers and disrupted data collection by key agencies, including the Bureau of Labor Statistics. (reuters.com) Consequently, the unemployment rate for October was not accurately determined, and the establishment survey, which calculates nonfarm payrolls, was also affected. (reuters.com) While the White House article attributes the job losses to the shutdown, the incomplete data makes it challenging to verify the exact impact on private sector employment. Therefore, the claim that the shutdown cost the private sector 62,000 jobs in October cannot be fully substantiated with the available information.
  11. Update · Dec 18, 2025, 09:54 PMin_progress
    The White House article from December 16, 2025, estimates that the government shutdown in October 2025 resulted in the loss of up to 62,000 private sector jobs. However, independent sources do not provide specific figures for job losses in October 2025. For instance, the House Budget Committee reported that a six-week shutdown could reduce economic growth by 2.0 percentage points, but did not specify job loss numbers. (budget.house.gov) Similarly, the ADP National Employment Report indicated a decline of 32,000 private-sector jobs in September 2025, but did not provide data for October. (abfjournal.com) Given the lack of independent verification for the October 2025 job loss figure, the claim remains unverified.
  12. Update · Dec 18, 2025, 07:25 PMin_progress
    The White House article estimates that the October 2025 government shutdown resulted in the loss of up to 62,000 private sector jobs. However, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) projected that the shutdown could cost the U.S. economy between $7 billion and $14 billion, with a potential reduction of up to 2% in GDP growth for the fourth quarter of 2025. (reuters.com) While the CBO's analysis indicates significant economic impact, it does not provide specific figures on private sector job losses. Therefore, the exact number of private sector jobs lost due to the shutdown remains uncertain, and further data is needed to verify the White House's estimate.
  13. Update · Dec 18, 2025, 07:36 AMin_progress
    The White House has estimated that the government shutdown in October 2025 resulted in the loss of up to 62,000 private sector jobs. (whitehouse.gov) However, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) has not yet released official employment data for October 2025, making it difficult to independently verify this claim. Given the lack of official data, the accuracy of the White House's estimate cannot be confirmed at this time.
  14. Update · Dec 17, 2025, 03:08 PMin_progress
    The White House estimates that the October 2025 government shutdown resulted in the loss of up to 62,000 private sector jobs. However, the October employment report was incomplete due to the shutdown, lacking the unemployment rate data, which complicates independent verification of this figure. The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) projected that the shutdown could cost the U.S. economy between $7 billion and $14 billion, with a potential reduction of up to 2% in GDP growth for the fourth quarter of 2025. While these figures indicate significant economic impact, they do not provide specific data on private sector job losses. Therefore, the claim that the shutdown cost the private sector up to 62,000 jobs in October remains unverified due to incomplete employment data and the absence of independent corroboration.
  15. Original article · Dec 16, 2025
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