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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 fires labor statistics boss hours after the release of weak jobs report

Without evidence, Trump called the data "rigged" and implied that BLS Commissioner Erika McEntarfer manipulated the numbers ...

U.S. Enters Uncharted Waters With Next Jobs Report

Thousands of invisible, far-reaching decisions flow from the stream of reports the BLS compiles. When faith in the government ...
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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 ...

Economists push back on Trump’s assertion that July jobs data was ‘rigged’

Labor economist Aaron Sojourner said President Donald Trump’s decision to fire the Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner ...
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Former BLS commissioner says it’s not possible to rig jobs numbers

On Friday, President Trump fired the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Erika McEntarfer, after the July jobs report ...

5 things to know for August 4: Jobs report, Texas redistricting, Montana bar shooting, Abortion, Covid-19

He fired Commissioner Erika McEntarfer on Friday, shortly after the release of a weaker-than-expected jobs report that showed ...

‘Trust America’ Trade Under Threat: Why the Jobs Report, BLS Firing, and Fed Resignation Sparked Market Jitters

A so-called “sell America” trade, which led in part to the weakest 7-month stretch for the dollar in five decades, developed ...