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

The Washington Post on MSN · 2d

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.

Yahoo · 2d

Trump Fires Bureau Of Labor Statistics Commissioner Over Data Integrity Concerns

President Donald Trump fired the nation’s top labor statistics official over the weekend while igniting a political firestorm.

Trump doubles down on his decision to fire BLS chief

MSNBC · 2d

Trump White House doubles down on BLS commissioner firing

The Trump administration is struggling to defend its firing of Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner, Erika McEntarfer. Gene Sperling and Peter Goodman discuss on The Eleventh Hour.

Washington Examiner on MSN · 3h

GOP mocks House Democrats’ request for a hearing on why Trump fired the BLS commissioner

House Democrats asked for a congressional hearing on President Donald Trump's decision to fire the Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner Erika McEntarfer.

Business Insider on MSN · 1d

Trump doubles down on his decision to fire BLS chief after disappointing jobs report

President Donald Trump isn't backing down from his controversial firing of the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics after a disappointing jobs report. "It is antiquated, but it is also very political,

Government Executive7h

‘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 ...

Concerns grow over sacking of BLS commissioner

In a move that forms part of his drive to establish a presidential dictatorship, Trump justified the sacking with bogus claims that the numbers had been “rigged” to make him and the Republicans look ...

1don MSN

Trump’s labor statistics shake-up sparks anxiety over future economic data

President Trump’s firing of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) commissioner is raising concerns about whether her replacement could manipulate job numbers to work in his favor. The traditionally ...

Texas Public Radio1d

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 ...

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