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Economists push back on Trump’s assertion that July jobs data was ‘rigged’
Labor economist Aaron Sojourner said President Donald Trump’s decision to fire the Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner ...
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Trump right to fire official in charge of jobs numbers, Cassidy and Louisiana Senate rivals say
President Trump's decision to fire the Labor Department official who oversees the jobs report has prompted howls of protest.
How Trump decided to fire a little-known statistician, sparking conspiracy theories about government data
President Donald Trump was fuming about the July jobs report signaling a significant slowdown in the economy when he recalled ...
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 ...
Why were US job numbers which riled Trump revised down by so much?
President Trump has fired the head of the US Bureau of Labor Statistics after the department revised down job numbers which ...
Trump says he'll name people to 2 jobs closely watched by Wall Street
The president fired the Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner on Friday after poor job numbers. A Federal Reserve governor ...
Trump Fired America’s Economic Data Collector. History Shows the Perils.
It is too soon to know whether the United States is on a similar path. But economists and other experts said that Mr. Trump’s ...
Live updates: Trump fires Labor Dept. official after weak jobs report; markets drop on tariffs news and employment data
Ray, a New York voter in his mid-30s, backed Donald Trump last year after having voted for Joe Biden in 2020, pointing to ...