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Trump Has Unhinged Excuse for Firing BLS Chief Over Jobs Report
Trump abruptly fired Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner Erika McEntarfer on Friday after the release of the report, ...
Trump fired the BLS chief for a bad jobs report. Here’s how those numbers are gathered
The Bureau of Labor Statistics uses surveys to collect economic data including employment counts, wages and inflation.
The ‘Trust America’ Trade Is Under Threat. Why the Jobs Report, BLS Firing, and Fed Resignation Sparked Market Jitters.
The stock market did a nosedive on Friday on worries that the U.S. economy may be weaker than previously thought and that ...
Trump's false claims about jobs report going to have economic consequences: CNBC analyst
President Trump is claiming, without evidence, that Friday's jobs report was "rigged." In response to the weak numbers, Trump ...
Bank of America's CEO responds to weak jobs report that spurred Trump firing of BLS chief
Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan said there must be better ways to collect employment data after President Trump fired the ...
Tracking Trump: Trump attacks the jobs report; a VA proposal to end abortion services; Pirro confirmed as U.S. attorney; and more
Trump proposed restrictions on VA hospitals providing abortions. The Senate confirmed Fox host Jeanine Pirro as U.S. attorney ...
5 things to know for August 4: Jobs report, Texas redistricting, Montana bar shooting, Abortion, Covid-19
He fired Commissioner Erika McEntarfer on Friday, shortly after the release of a weaker-than-expected jobs report that showed ...
Ex-Treasury Secretary Calls Trump Worse Than Nixon After Jobs Report Tantrum
The president unceremoniously sacked the Bureau of Labor Statistics' top boss after weak employment numbers were released ...