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In Firing the BLS Chief, Trump Escalates His Administration’s War on Data
But Trump’s firing of the BLS chief escalated his administration’s attack on information. Though researchers who rely on ...
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‘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 ...
What to know about Erika McEntarfer, the BLS commissioner fired by Trump
The BLS produces data relied on by businesses and policymakers, including the Fed.
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Trump’s baseless ‘manipulated’ data claim in firing BLS chief Erika McEntarfer follows long history
President Donald Trump took a step many economists had feared: firing the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the nonpartisan agency that collects a wide range of closely watched employment and ...
Former Trump advisor criticizes Trump’s timing on ousting America’s data czar: ‘Like firing the referee’
After a historic downward revision to jobs numbers, Trump fired the head of the BLS. But critics on both sides say the move ...
Fact check: Trump’s claim that pre-election jobs revisions helped Democrats
The jobs report for July revealed that some 258,000 fewer jobs were added in May and June than previously reported.
‘You’re Asking Me to Contemplate the Nuclear Scenario’
A former Federal Reserve official gets candid about Trump’s firing of the BLS chief.
Fact Check: Former Labor Statistics Commisioner McEntarfer Was NOT 'Arrested By U.S. Navy JAG On Treason Charges'
Was Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner Erika McEntarfer arrested by "U.S. Navy JAG" on "treason charges" related to the ...