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Former Trump advisor criticizes Trump’s timing on ousting America’s data czar: ‘Like firing the referee’
After a historic downward revision to jobs numbers, Trump fired the head of the BLS. But critics on both sides say the move ...
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 ...
There’s no sure cure for what ails the U.S. jobs report. Trump’s BLS firing could make matters worse.
President Trump’s pick to run the federal agency that produces the critical U.S. jobs report might not be able to make it ...
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’s BLS Firing Tests Wall Street’s Reliance on Government Data
Some fear a decline in the world-leading economic statistics underpinning U.S. markets.
Fact check: Trump’s claim that pre-election jobs revisions helped Democrats
President Donald Trump alleged on Monday that the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ employment data revisions last year favored ...
Whoever Trump picks to lead BLS is in for a ride
President Donald Trump’s firing Friday of BLS Commissioner Erika McEntarfer — a Biden appointee who’d been confirmed with overwhelming bipartisan support — pierced BLS’s reputation and created ...
White House searches for a new BLS chief with 'credibility' and 'experience'
Trump fired the previous head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics after he was unhappy with a weaker-than-expected July jobs ...