What did Mike Lawler claim about the economy on 1 Nov 2026?
Mike Lawler, U.S. Representative (R-NY-17) ·
Over a million private sector jobs have been created over the past year.
Private employers added about 712,000 jobs in the year to September 2026, the latest month reported, well short of a million.
Bureau of Labor Statistics payroll data put total private employment at 135,005,000 in September 2025 and 135,717,000 (preliminary) in September 2026, a gain of 712,000 over the year (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics, series CES0500000001).
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- Interview on CBS's "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan."
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