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Trump fires BLS commissioner after weak jobs report and baseless claim of 'faked' stats
President Donald Trump fired the commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday after a new jobs report showed a ...
How reliable is the jobs data? Economists and Wall Street still trust it
The monthly jobs report is already closely-watched on Wall Street and in Washington but has taken on a new importance after ...
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.
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Trump Pushes Desperate Defense for Firing BLS Chief Over Jobs Report
President Trump on Sunday defended his decision to fire the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) following a weak ...
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That bombshell jobs report? Some economists saw it coming.
Nguyen said sure, the report showed the labor market was weaker than he’d thought. But, he said, “the data actually reaffirms ...
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Following Firing of BLS Commissioner, Political Scientist Emphasizes Importance of Independence from Government Agencies
The BLS is tasked with collecting and analyzing labor and economic data independently, without direct control from the Labor ...
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What to know about the Bureau of Labor Statistics and jobs report targeted by Trump
The Trump administration is scrutinizing the Bureau of Labor Statistics' employment data, key metrics that demonstrate the ...
The ‘Trust America’ Trade Is Under Threat. Why the Jobs Report, BLS Firing, and Fed Resignation Sparked Market Jitters.
The stock market did a nosedive on Friday on worries that the U.S. economy may be weaker than previously thought and that ...
Trump says jobs data is 'rigged' — Could there be a fix?
As Trump fires BLS chief, Cardone tells TheStreet Roundtable that blockchain offers truth — but won’t fix bad policy.