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Trump calls fired BLS commissioner's job numbers the 'biggest miscalculations in over 50 years'
"I was just informed that our Country's 'Jobs Numbers' are being produced by a Biden Appointee, Dr. Erika McEntarfer, the ...
White House searches for a new BLS chief with 'credibility' and 'experience'
Trump fired the previous head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics after he was unhappy with a weaker-than-expected July jobs ...
Trump doubles down on his decision to fire BLS chief after disappointing jobs report
President Donald Trump continues to claim without evidence that the jobs report was "totally rigged." ...
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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 ...
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 ...
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‘Wanna-be king’: Democrats fume at Trump move to oust BLS head
Trump accused BLS commissioner Erika McEntarfer, an appointee of former President Biden, of skewing job numbers in the latest report, which showed the U.S. adding only 73,000 jobs last month and ...
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Trump’s firing of BLS official casts shadow on federal data gathering
Donald Trump isn’t the first president to struggle over official data, with agencies like the Bureau of Labor Statistics. But ...
Real Strains Inside the BLS Made It Vulnerable to Trump’s Accusations
President Trump’s decision to fire the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday ignited a crisis at the U.S.’s top ...