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Trump fires jobs report chief

Why does the Labor Department revise jobs reports? Here are 3 reasons

The Bureau of Labor Statistics' jobs report revisions are standard practice to improve data accuracy as more businesses respond to surveys, contrary to President Donald Trump's claims of rigged numbers.

The Washington Post on MSN · 3d

Trump fires labor statistics chief after large revision to jobs report

Trump orders firing of Erika McEntarfer, the commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, after release of large revisions to employment data

POLITICO on MSN · 3d

Trump demands firing of BLS chief after soft jobs report

President Donald Trump on Friday afternoon called for the ouster of the head of the Labor Department’s statistical arm after the latest monthly jobs report came in well under expectations. “I have directed my Team to fire this Biden Political Appointee,

Trump says he doesn't trust jobs data

Axios on MSN · 23m

Trump doubles down, insists jobs data was rigged against him

President Trump on Tuesday repeated his claims that government jobs data was rigged, insisting — without evidence — the statistics were manipulated to make him look bad. Why it matters: The more the president says the economy's most crucial data point isn't believable,

Opinion

MSNBC on MSN · 15h

The jobs numbers aren’t ‘rigged.’ Trump owns this economy.

Ali Velshi fact-checks Trump’s claim that economic numbers are ‘rigged’ against him as his trade war continues to roil the American economy.

Las Vegas Sun · 8h

Trump says he doesn't trust the jobs data, but Wall Street and economists do

The monthly jobs report is already closely-watched on Wall Street and in Washington but has taken on a new importance after President Donald Trump on Friday fired the official who oversees it.

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Economy Updates: After a Weak Jobs Report, Trump Fires That Agency’s Commissioner

Hours after data showed cracks in the U.S. economy, President Trump said without evidence that Erika McEntarfer “rigged” the ...

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The labor market just hit a wall. Here's what experts say it means for the economy and your job.

Friday's unexpectedly weak jobs report signals that some sectors are cutting back on hiring amid economic uncertainty.

Opinion

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Weak jobs report underscores damage Trump's economic policies have on Americans | Opinion

Trump’s knee-jerk response to troublesome data is to deny it. He has eliminated climate change and disease statistics that contradict his views.

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Why is reliable data important for the economy? Experts weigh in

A host of policymakers, businesses and consumers rely on BLS data. The monthly inflation report is crucial to the Federal ...

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How reliable is the jobs data? Economists and Wall Street still trust it

Most economists say that the Bureau of Labor Statistics is a nonpolitical agency staffed by people obsessed with getting the ...

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That bombshell jobs report? Some economists saw it coming.

Nguyen said sure, the report showed the labor market was weaker than he’d thought. But, he said, “the data actually reaffirms ...

Big Downward Jobs Revisions Could Be a Warning Sign for the Economy

Employers added far fewer jobs in May and June than previously reported. Such downgrades have historically meant trouble for ...

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In rejecting the jobs report, Trump follows his own playbook of discrediting unfavorable data

When the coronavirus surged during President Donald Trump’s first term, he called for a simple fix: Limit the amount of ...

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Donald Trump gets even more bad news on US economy

Analysts expect more jobs data revisions in 2025, after Friday's payrolls report led to the firing of America's chief employment statistician.

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