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Trump stokes conspiracies about jobs data, as White House defends firing BLS chief
The comments are the latest effort by the White House to undercut economic data that does not fit within Trump's political ...
Real Strains Inside the BLS Made It Vulnerable to Trump’s Accusations
Staffing shortfalls have forced the BLS to stop collecting prices in Lincoln, Neb.; Provo, Utah; and Buffalo, N.Y. In the ...
After Trump sacks BLS boss, Democrats fear these seven words the most
President Trump's declaration that "we need people that we can trust" after his firing of the BLS commissioner has left ...
Trump fired the BLS chief for a bad jobs report. Here’s how those numbers are gathered
The Bureau of Labor Statistics uses surveys to collect economic data including employment counts, wages and inflation.
Economists blast Trump decision to fire BLS chief
Economists across the political spectrum are sounding the alarm over President Trump’s decision to fire the Labor ...
Bank of America's CEO responds to weak jobs report that spurred Trump firing of BLS chief
Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan said there must be better ways to collect employment data after President Trump fired the ...
Trump admin live updates: GOP megabill could add $4.1T to the debt, CBO says
The CBO said Trump's spending bill passed last month has an overall debt projection of $4.1 trillion over 10 years.
Nobel-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz: Trump firing BLS head ‘like driving a car with no odometer'
After a weak jobs report on Friday, Trump responded by firing the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics. But as Nobel ...