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Why jobs revisions that led Trump to fire statistics head were so huge
The jobs report revisions that prompted Trump to fire the BLS commissioner were historically large. Here's why (Hint: it wasn ...
Economists blast Trump decision to fire BLS chief
Economists across the political spectrum are sounding the alarm over President Trump’s decision to fire the Labor ...
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Trump says he'll fire BLS head over "faked" numbers. Here's why there are revisions
July's jobs report came with stunning revisions to data that the U.S. Department of Labor had previously reported for May and ...
Trump’s Bid To Fire BLS Commissioner ‘Preposterously Stupid And Deeply Dangerous’
"There is absolutely no chance that the BLS commissioner manipulated the jobs and unemployment data to hurt Donald Trump," a ...
GOP mocks House Democrats’ request for a hearing on why Trump fired the BLS commissioner
House Democrats asked for a congressional hearing on President Donald Trump's decision to fire the Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner Erika McEntarfer.
President Donald Trump clashes with CNBC’s Joe Kernen over firing of BLS commissioner
Trump defended firing BLS commissioner Erika McEntarfer, sparking tense exchange with CNBC’s Joe Kernen on "Squawk Box" over ...
How Trump decided to fire a little-known statistician, sparking conspiracy theories about government data
President Donald Trump was fuming about the July jobs report signaling a significant slowdown in the economy when he recalled ...
Economists push back on Trump’s assertion that July jobs data was ‘rigged’
Labor economist Aaron Sojourner said President Donald Trump’s decision to fire the Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner ...