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Microsoft cuts another 40 jobs in Washington state, continuing layoffs amid AI investment surge
Microsoft makes another 40 layoffs in Washington, bringing the total in its home state to 3,160 since May, part of 15,000+ ...
U.S. Enters Uncharted Waters With Next Jobs Report
Thousands of invisible, far-reaching decisions flow from the stream of reports the BLS compiles. When faith in the government ...
Microsoft continues layoff spree with dozens of job cuts in Washington
Microsoft, which has so far sacked over 15,000 of its employees, said that it will continue to prioritise and invest in ...
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 ...
In his own words: Trump's comments over the past year on the jobs report
In firing the head of the agency that produces monthly jobs figures, President Donald Trump alleged that the recent ...
Washington saw biggest construction job loss in U.S. over past year
Washington lost more construction jobs than any other state in the past year, according to The Puget Sound Business Journal.
In rejecting the jobs report, Trump follows his own playbook of discrediting unfavorable data
Trump has a go-to playbook if the numbers reveal uncomfortable realities, and that’s to discredit or conceal the figures and ...
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I spent much of the 1990s as secretary of labor. One unit of the Labor Department is the Bureau of Labor Statistics. I was ...
Republicans Suddenly Distrust Jobs Data After Trump Fires Statistics Chief
President Trump’s decision to fire the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics forced his allies into the awkward spot of ...
Trump's claims of 'rigged' jobs numbers challenged by CNBC host
CNBC news anchor Joe Kernen confronted President Trump over firing the top labor statistics chief, saying it "undermines confidence in the system." ...