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‘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 ...

A former Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner on the firing of BLS head

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with former Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner Erica Groshen about the firing of one of her successors over the latest jobs numbers.

Revisions are a common feature of any jobs report says former BLS commissioner

While the downward revision of May and June payroll growth by 258,000 marked the largest two-month downward revision to the ...
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Former BLS Commissioner Destroys Trump’s Firing Excuse

In case you had any doubt that it’s Donald “Economy Butcher” Trump who’s really trying to rig the economic numbers.

Trump’s firing of Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner will prove damaging

President Trump’s decision to fire Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner Erika McEntarfer is unlikely to benefit the ...

Trump fires Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner hours after disappointing July jobs report

Following a disappointing jobs report on Friday, President Donald Trump fired the Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner. Dr ...

Trump says the Bureau of Labor Statistics orchestrated a ‘scam.’ Here’s how the jobs report really works

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

Trump's firing of the labor statistics chief could lead to a financial crisis

Government economic data can no longer be trusted or relied upon under this administration. That has consequences.