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Economists blast Trump decision to fire BLS chief

Economists across the political spectrum are sounding the alarm over President Trump’s decision to fire the Labor Department’s top statistician in response to a stalled-out July jobs report that showed weakness in hiring going back to May.

Yahoo · 17h

Joe: Trump “proves how wrong it was” to fire BLS chief with every comment

President Trump is facing criticism after firing the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics just hours after a disappointing jobs report. In a press conference, Trump claimed the latest data was “ridiculous” and “a scam,

The Week US on MSN · 8h

Trump criticized for firing BLS chief after jobs report

Bureau of Labor Statistics chief Erika McEntarfer oversaw a July jobs report that the president claims was rigged

Trump, Bureau of Labor Statistics

CNN on MSN · 10h

How Trump decided to fire a little-known statistician, sparking conspiracy theories about government data

President Donald Trump was fuming about the July jobs report signaling a significant slowdown in the economy when he recalled one of his simmering resentments: the statistician overseeing the tabulation of the monthly figures was appointed by former President Joe Biden.

The Washington Post on MSN · 9h

How is Bureau of Labor Statistics data collected, and why is Trump targeting it?

The Bureau of Labor Statistics has been thrust into the spotlight after President Trump criticized its federal jobs report and fired commissioner Erika McEntarfer.

U.S. News & World Report · 1d

Trump Says He Will Announce New Labor Statistics Official in 3 or 4 Days

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday he will announce a new head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics within three or four days. He fired BLS Commissioner Erika McEntarfer after accusing her of faking jobs numbers,

6hon MSN

Trump’s BLS Firing Tests Wall Street’s Reliance on Government Data

Investors have long parsed economic reports on the labor market or inflation to help determine prices for stocks and bonds.

16hon MSN

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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Data leaders condemn Trump’s order to fire BLS commissioner; Trump nominates former private equity exec Edward Forst as GSA administrator

One group, whose leadership includes two former BLS commissioners, called on Congress to respond immediately and investigate ...

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Real Strains Inside the BLS Made It Vulnerable to Trump’s Accusations

Staffing shortfalls have forced the BLS to stop collecting prices in Lincoln, Neb.; Provo, Utah; and Buffalo, N.Y. In the ...

Axios on MSN3d

Trump says he'll fire BLS head over "faked" numbers. Here's why there are revisions

July's jobs report came with stunning revisions to data that the U.S. Department of Labor had previously reported for May and ...

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Trump’s Bid To Fire BLS Commissioner ‘Preposterously Stupid And Deeply Dangerous’

"There is absolutely no chance that the BLS commissioner manipulated the jobs and unemployment data to hurt Donald Trump," a ...

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Kevin Hassett repeatedly defends Trump's decision to fire BLS commissioner

White House Economic Council director Kevin Hassett defended President Trump's decision to fire the head of the Bureau of ...

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Trump’s baseless ‘manipulated’ data claim in firing BLS chief Erika McEntarfer follows long history

William Beach, who was Trump’s first-term Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner, called the firing "baseless" and "damaging" in a letter co-signed by Erica Groshen, who preceded Beach and was ...

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