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Ballmer’s USAFacts warns against politicizing data after Trump fires BLS chief over jobs report
USAFacts, the nonpartisan group founded by Steve Ballmer, warns against politicizing government data after Trump fires the ...
Jobs data revisions are common. Here's how the process works.
The commissioner Trump fired over “rigged” jobs report most likely didn’t have a hand in assembling the report, former BLS ...
Trump invites Project 2025 author to present economic data after jobs report showing rising Black unemployment
The president attempted to tell a different story about the U.S. economy than what the latest job report revealed. President ...
5 things to know about the jobs report controversy that has economists defending government data
Response rates to government surveys have plummeted since COVID, but experts say that doesn't mean the numbers are wrong ...
Trump fired the BLS chief for a bad jobs report. Here’s how those numbers are gathered
The Bureau of Labor Statistics uses surveys to collect economic data including employment counts, wages and inflation.
Why America’s jobs data may be getting it wrong
The rise of entrepreneurship and AI-driven solopreneurs is reshaping the labor market—but U.S. data hasn’t caught up.
In Firing the BLS Chief, Trump Escalates His Administration’s War on Data
But Trump’s firing of the BLS chief escalated his administration’s attack on information. Though researchers who rely on ...
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How and why the Bureau of Labor Statistics revises U.S. job numbers
The federal Bureau of Labor Statistics regularly publishes a suite of reports and datasets that businesses, journalists, ...