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WATCH: Biden jobs chart had 'gigantic error,' Trump right to fire BLS chief, economist says
During Oval Office meeting pro-Trump economist Steve Moore says the president made the right call to fire the head of Bureau ...
The BLS does have a jobs data problem, but it's not what Trump says
President Donald Trump fired the commissioner of the BLS after a disappointing jobs report. It likely won't help the data get ...
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.” ...
After BLS firing, Trump leaves clean-up job to successor
The statistical agency's problems predate Trump, but experts say it can't be easily fixed without more resources ...
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." ...
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 ...
There’s no sure cure for what ails the U.S. jobs report. Trump’s BLS firing could make matters worse.
President Trump’s pick to run the federal agency that produces the critical U.S. jobs report might not be able to make it ...
Did DOGE contribute to the BLS jobs report that Trump hated? Economist Mark Zandi thinks so
E lon Musk’s DOGE may have completed much of its work in the federal bureaucracy, but the trickle-down effect from Musk’s ...
Former BLS commissioner says there are better ways to collect data for jobs reports
Bureau of Labor Statistics faces scrutiny over data collection methods following disappointing July jobs report that missed ...
What Happens When Politicians Meddle With Economic Data: Argentina’s Example
Echoes of the Argentine experience have reverberated in the U.S. since Trump fired the Bureau of Labor Statistics ...
Trump calls fired BLS commissioner's job numbers the 'biggest miscalculations in over 50 years'
U.S. President Donald Trump accused BLS Commissioner Erika McEntarfer of faking employment data to all-time highs before the U.S. presidential election.