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Trump, Bureau of Labor Statistics and Jobs Numbers

Bureau of Labor Statistics tells the US what’s up with the economy – Trump firing its top official may undercut trust in its data

President Trump’s firing of the BLS commissioner could undermine trust in the indicators the government releases.

Trump says the Bureau of Labor Statistics orchestrated a ‘scam.’ Here’s how the jobs report really works

President Donald Trump claimed without evidence that the massive revisions to the latest jobs report constituted a “scam.” Yet revisions by the BLS were neither historic nor evidence of corruption.

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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 Administration Considers Longtime Critic to Lead Bureau of Labor Statistics

Officials are looking at E.J. Antoni, chief economist at the conservative Heritage Foundation, among others, to head ...

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Thomas Stapleford: The Bureau of Labor Statistics has always been political

Like any government agency, the BLS is a thoroughly political entity. And yet Donald Trump’s critics are right to be worried.

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

By all means, President Donald Trump had good reason to fire a Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner who failed to solve ...

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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.

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Trump’s Firing of BLS Head Hurts Confidence in Labor Department

President Donald Trump’s decision to fire the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics carries reputational risks for the ...

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