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Trump says he doesn't trust jobs data

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 President Donald Trump on Friday fired the official who oversees it.

MSNBC · 1d

Economist slams Trump for undermining job data credibility

President Trump fired the Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner, slamming her for a weak jobs report and claiming she ‘rigged’ the data. Former Council of Economic Advisers Chair Jared Bernstein joins Erielle Reshef to explain how such a move undermines U.

Axios Sneak Peek on MSN · 1d

U.S. jobs data "very unreliable," top Trump econ adviser says

The labor statistics chief that President Trump fired Friday is a "terrific person, but the jobs data her agency produced has become "very unreliable," National Economic Council director Kevin Hassett said Sunday.

Trump again bashes jobs report

Fox Business on MSN · 11h

Bank of America's CEO responds to weak jobs report that spurred Trump firing of BLS chief

Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan said there must be better ways to collect employment data after President Trump fired the BLS commissioner following a weak jobs report.

Deseret News on MSN · 7h

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.

The Boston Globe · 7h

In his own words: Trump’s comments over the past year on the jobs report

President Trump treats the figures as legitimate when they are favorable to him and fraudulent when they are less than stellar or seem to benefit his opponent.

Trump, Bureau of Labor Statistics and jobs

CNN on MSN · 14h

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.” Yet revisions by the BLS were neither historic nor evidence of corruption.

AL.com on MSN · 11h

Trump defends firing Biden-appointed statistician over ‘fake political’ jobs numbers

President Donald Trump took a page from his 2020 playbook on Monday to defend the firing of a government statistician following unflattering jobs numbers. On Friday, Trump fired Commissioner of Labor Statistics Erika McEntarfer hours after the Bureau of Economic Analysis [BEA] reported the United States added just 73,

KHOU-TV Houston on MSN · 13h

Trump fires top labor stats official, claims job numbers were manipulated

President Trump has fired the commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, claiming the latest jobs report was manipulated.

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We would have had a July rate cut based on the revised jobs data: Jeremy Siegel

Jeremy Siegel, Russell E. Palmer Professor of Finance at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, describes what ...

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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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Tracking Trump: Trump attacks the jobs report; a VA proposal to end abortion services; Pirro confirmed as U.S. attorney; and more

Trump proposed restrictions on VA hospitals providing abortions. The Senate confirmed Fox host Jeanine Pirro as U.S. attorney ...

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The hottest jobs today didn't exist a few years ago — and degrees won't get you there, one of LinkedIn's top economists told BI

From data scientist to content creator, many job titles didn't exist 20 years ago, said LinkedIn's head economist for ...

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Microsoft study shows jobs most — and least — impacted by generative AI

Roofers and other jobs requiring physical labor are least vulnerable to AI impact, according to a study from Microsoft.

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How unusual are jobs numbers revisions? According to experts, they're a common feature.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics last week issued a steep downward revision to May and June's hiring numbers, prompting ...

Black unemployment is rising—critics say Trump’s ‘Black jobs’ promise was a lie

Just like the workers on his construction projects, Donald Trump wrote the Black community a bad check during the campaign,” ...

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