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Trump calls jobs report "rigged" after firing labor statistics chief
President Trump called the July jobs report "rigged" in a social media post on Monday morning, continuing to defend his ...
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 ...
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Trump Blames Bad Jobs Report on Biden Appointee ‘Who Faked the Job Numbers’
Trump accused BLS Commissioner Erika McEntarfer of faking job data to help Democrats and said he’s ordered her firing after a ...
The Sudden Arrival Of Labor Market Weakness: Here's What It Looks Like
July's jobs report showed only 73,000 new jobs and a rise in unemployment to 4.2%, with significant downward revisions for ...
July Jobs Report Renews Rate-Cut Hopes: What the Experts Are Saying
Futures traders have certainly changed their tune on a September rate cut following the July jobs data. According to CME ...
US labour data agency was teetering even before Donald Trump fired its chief
Donald Trump’s firing of the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics has exposed deepening fissures within a data agency vital ...
Trump removes official overseeing jobs data after dismal employment report
Trump removed the head of the agency producing monthly jobs figures after a report showed hiring slowed in July and was weak ...
Strains at Jobs Data Bureau Left It Exposed to Trump's Attack
Job-market data is revised every month, but the latest changes caused a stir. They point to a challenge that has dogged the Bureau of Labor Statistics for years: a requirement to quickly produce ...