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How is Bureau of Labor Statistics data collected, and why is Trump targeting it?

The Bureau of Labor Statistics has been thrust into the spotlight after President Trump criticized its federal jobs report and fired commissioner Erika McEntarfer.

Yahoo · 2d

Trump Fires Bureau Of Labor Statistics Commissioner Over Data Integrity Concerns

President Donald Trump fired the nation’s top labor statistics official over the weekend while igniting a political firestorm.

NBC News on MSN · 5d

Trump fires labor statistics boss hours after the release of weak jobs report

Without evidence, Trump called the data "rigged" and implied that BLS Commissioner Erika McEntarfer manipulated the numbers "for political purposes."

Independent Journal Review4h

‘Something Wrong Here’: Scott Bessent Says BLS Took ‘Lazy Way’ Of Collecting ‘Corrupted’ Data

Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent said during a “Morning Joe” interview Thursday that the Bureau of Labor Statistics ...

Government Executive21h

‘The neutrality of the agency has been eliminated:’ Stats-based feds decry BLS chief’s firing

Employees express concern Trump's firing of the commissioner, which followed a weak jobs report, will lead to future ...

Mediaite on MSN3h

Scott Bessent Trashes ‘Corrupted’ BLS as Joe Scarborough Defends Data Revisions: ‘Lazy!’

Bessent trashed the “corrupted” BLS Thursday as he defended Trump’s decision to sack the agency’s head over job reporting revisions, calling the work “lazy.” ...

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