BLS CES · FRED · BLS Table A-7 · Live Data

Presidential Job Creation
Scorecard

Month-by-month job creation, unemployment, and native-born vs. foreign-born employment trends — pulled directly from FRED and the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Data as of: July 1, 2026   Source: FRED / BLS CES   Historical: All Presidents · OES Data
Related Analysis ► The "9 of 10 Jobs" Claim: Full BLS Table A-7 Analysis — Foreign-Born vs. Native-Born Employment, 2007–2026 Read the full report →
Monthly job creation · 2022–present
Monthly Job Creation (CES Nonfarm Payrolls)

Each bar represents net nonfarm payroll change for that month. The last plotted point matches the official White House "jobs created" figure. Source: BLS CES via FRED.

Last 12 Months · Numbers in Thousands
Month Jobs Created
Jul 2026-23
Jun 202620
May 202663
Apr 2026148
Mar 2026214
Feb 2026-156
Jan 2026160
Dec 2025-17
Nov 202541
Oct 2025-140
Sep 202576
Aug 2025-70
12-Month Total 316
Unemployment · 2022–present
Monthly Unemployment Rate Change
Employment share by nativity · 2022–present
Native-Born Share of Total Employment
Foreign-Born Share of Total Employment
Month-over-month gains by nativity · 2022–present
Native-Born Job Gains
Foreign-Born Job Gains
Monthly summary


Current Month vs Previous Month Summary

Year Month Foreign Born Native Born Total Workforce Foreign Born % Native Born % Labor Force Participation Rate
2026Jul30,486,000132,315,000162,801,00018.73%81.27%0.00%
2026Jun30,725,000131,997,000162,722,00018.88%81.12%0.00%
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Jobs Created This Month -239,000318,00079,000-0.16%0.16%0.00%
Annual summary


This Year vs Last Year Summary

Year Month Foreign Born Native Born Total Workforce Foreign Born % Native Born % Labor Force Participation Rate
2026Jul30,486,000132,315,000162,801,00018.73%81.27%0.00%
2025Jul30,764,000133,035,000163,799,00018.78%81.22%0.00%
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Jobs Created Since Last Year -278,000-720,000-998,000-0.06%0.06%0.00%
Historical context

Oldest Month vs Newest Month Summary

Year Month Foreign Born Native Born Total Workforce Foreign Born % Native Born % Labor Force Participation Rate
2026Jul30,486,000132,315,000162,801,00018.73%81.27%0.00%
2007Jan22,356,000121,919,000144,275,00015.50%84.50%0.00%
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Change Since Jan 2007 8,130,00010,396,00018,526,0003.23%-3.23%0.00%
Share of Total Job Growth Since Jan 2007  43.88%56.12% 

Visualizing the Change Since Jan 2007

Share of Total Job Gains Since Jan 2007

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