On Friday, after the Bureau of Labor Statistics released a report showing weak July hiring numbers and significant downward ...

President Donald Trump claimed without evidence that the massive revisions to the latest jobs report constituted a “scam.” ...

An anemic July jobs report boosted expectations the Federal Reserve might lower interest rates in September. Trump said the ...

President Trump said he directed his team to fire Bureau of Labor Statistics head Erika McEntarfer following a dismal jobs ...

President Trump said he directed his team to fire the top Bureau of Labor Statistics official after the bureau issued a weak ...

President Donald Trump has claimed, without evidence, that the massive revisions in the latest jobs report constituted a ...

The Bureau of Labor Statistics plays a crucial role in shaping U.S. economic policy through its reports, which can influence ...

President Trump fired the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday, hours after the agency released a weaker-than-expected jobs report. Trump wrote on social media that the numbers were ...

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Trump fires Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner after weak jobs report The abrupt firing comes after a weaker than expected jobs report.

On Friday, Trump fired Erika McEntarfer, the commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics—the apolitical agency that releases those monthly jobs reports.