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Trump firing top official may undercut trust in labor statistics

Here's why firing the Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner could undermine trust in indicators the government releases and why that could damage the economy.

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Washington Examiner on MSN · 2d

Trump made the right call ousting Bureau of Labor Statistics leader, but for the wrong reason

After six months of haranguing the Federal Reserve to slash the federal funds rate despite a persistently strong economy, President Donald Trump finally got a data point proving his case that the labor market is likely softening.

NBC News on MSN · 7d

Trump fires labor statistics boss hours after the release of weak jobs report

Without evidence, Trump called the data "rigged" and implied that BLS Commissioner Erika McEntarfer manipulated the numbers "for political purposes."

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Trump's firing of BLS chief may undermine public trust in jobs numbers, New Mexico economists say

After President Donald Trump, angered by a weaker-than-normal monthly jobs report, fired the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, claiming she had distorted the numbers for political gain, the New ...

Independent Journal Review2d

‘Something Wrong Here’: Scott Bessent Says BLS Took ‘Lazy Way’ Of Collecting ‘Corrupted’ Data

Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent said during a “Morning Joe” interview Thursday that the Bureau of Labor Statistics ...

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The Bureau of Labor Statistics Is Not the Problem

Losing highly reliable, accurate and transparent data on the health of the world’s largest economy would be perilous.

The Journalist's Resource1d

How and why the Bureau of Labor Statistics revises U.S. job numbers

The federal Bureau of Labor Statistics regularly publishes a suite of reports and datasets that businesses, journalists, ...

Trump defends U.S. economy with charts after jobs reports showed warning signs

Are there cracks in the labor market? President Trump defended his economy with a series of charts in the Oval Office after a ...

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