It's easy to make up a number.
For the deeply stupid among us.
The number is by no means, "made up."
there revisions to the jobs numbers?
By Thomas Nardone, Kenneth Robertson, and Julie Hatch Maxfield
At the beginning of each month, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reports the change in payroll employment for the previous month.
1This estimate of jobs gained or lost over the month is closely watched by policymakers and those who work in financial markets and the media. When the estimate is revised in subsequent months, however, data users sometimes perceive a very different picture of the job market than what was initially reported.
2 Data users frequently ask why the number was revised. The short answer is, the revised estimate includes additional information that was not available at the time of the initial release—information that makes the revised estimate more accurate.