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Reed demands probe into Trump’s firing of official overseeing jobs data after dismal employment report

PROVIDENCE — US Senator Jack Reed is calling for a special investigation into President Trump’s abrupt firing of the commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics following a weaker-than-expected ...

5 things to know about the jobs report controversy that has economists defending government data

Response rates to government surveys have plummeted since COVID, but experts say that doesn't mean the numbers are wrong ...
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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 ...

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 ...

Bessent: How Can The Fed Set Rates When Jobs Data Is This Broken? "This Was A Five Standard Deviation Mistake"

Treasury Secretary Bessent defended President Trump's decision to fire Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) head Erika McEntarfer after unprecedented downward revisions to May and June jobs figures ...

Trump didn’t start the war on truth, but his weapons are dangerous | Opinion

Canning the labor chief will make jobs statistics less trustworthy, but authoritarians thrive in a world of blurred fact and ...

‘You’re Asking Me to Contemplate the Nuclear Scenario’

A former Federal Reserve official gets candid about Trump’s firing of the BLS chief.

Until Trump Fired Her, She Was an Economist With Bipartisan Support

Erika McEntarfer led the agency that produced key data on jobs and inflation. Then July’s report showed a weakening economy, ...