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No Evidence for Trump’s Claims of ‘Rigged’ or ‘Phony’ Job Numbers
Hours after the Bureau of Labor Statistics released employment data showing slow job growth for July and prior months, ...
The ‘Trust America’ Trade Is Under Threat. Why the Jobs Report, BLS Firing, and Fed Resignation Sparked Market Jitters.
The stock market did a nosedive on Friday on worries that the U.S. economy may be weaker than previously thought and that ...
How reliable is the jobs data? Economists and Wall Street still trust it
The monthly jobs report is already closely-watched on Wall Street and in Washington but has taken on a new importance after ...
White House searches for a new BLS chief with 'credibility' and 'experience'
Trump fired the previous head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics after he was unhappy with a weaker-than-expected July jobs ...
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Former BLS commissioner says it’s not possible to rig jobs numbers
On Friday, President Trump fired the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Erika McEntarfer, after the July jobs report ...
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Following Firing of BLS Commissioner, Political Scientist Emphasizes Importance of Independence from Government Agencies
The BLS is tasked with collecting and analyzing labor and economic data independently, without direct control from the Labor ...
White House Says Terrible Jobs Data 'Must Be a Typo'
The White House believes unusual jobs data revisions prove the recently fired Bureau of Labor chief was manipulating statistics.
Summers on BLS commissioner firing: ‘Way beyond anything that Richard Nixon ever did’
Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Larry Summers on Sunday said President Trump’s decision to fire the commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics following a dismal jobs report is “way ...