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The White House is trying to change the conversation about Trump’s BLS scandal
President Donald Trump claims, without a shred of evidence, that the government’s premiere economic data operation ...
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Economist in Trump’s BLS fight: Job estimating due for revamp
President Trump fired the head of BLS after accusing the bureaucrat of revising downward recent monthly job tallies to make ...
Firing the BLS chief was a petulant move, says former CEA chair Greg Mankiw
Greg Mankiw, Harvard University economics professor and former CEA chairman, joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss the fallout from ...
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Trump points to ‘rigged’ numbers, past revisions in firing of BLS chief
Trump’s reaction to July’s jobs report created a whole new controversy. Can Congress’ new normal be disrupted? Plus, KCRW ...
Trump doubles down on BLS commissioner firing
President Trump trotted out new, "unpublished" economic data following his surprise firing of the Bureau of Labor Statistics ...
The BLS Faces a ‘Slow-Moving Train Wreck.’ There Are No Easy Fixes.
Recent payroll revisions have highlighted the challenges facing U.S. statistics agencies. Politics isn’t the issue, ...
White House searches for a new BLS chief with 'credibility' and 'experience'
Trump fired the previous head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics after he was unhappy with a weaker-than-expected July jobs ...
Joe challenges Bessent on BLS shake-up: 'What evidence is there?'
After months of delays and extensions, President Donald Trump’s comprehensive and sweeping tariffs slate took effect Thursday ...
The BLS Can’t Be Replaced by the Private Sector
No, and no. The BLS is constantly modernizing its methods, and private companies cannot replace the BLS or any other US ...
After Trump sacks BLS boss, Democrats fear these seven words the most
President Trump's declaration that "we need people that we can trust" after his firing of the BLS commissioner has left ...
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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 ...