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Why does the Labor Department revise jobs reports? Here are 3 reasons
The Bureau of Labor Statistics' jobs report revisions are standard practice to improve data accuracy as more businesses ...
Trump fires labor official over weak jobs number, orders criminal probes of past opponents
Trump fires Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner Erika McEntarfer after disappointing July jobs report, claiming the ...
Trump admin live updates: Trump says new Labor Statistics chief to be hired
President Donald Trump is back to Washington, where he says he's expecting this week to hire a new commissioner for the ...
Social Security’s COLA is now at risk after Trump’s shock firing at the Labor Department
P resident Donald Trump’s firing of the commissioner of labor statistics, Erika McEntarfer, on Friday raises serious risks ...
Trump vs. the Bureau of Labor Statistics: Why This Firing Could Burn Your Finances
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White House Officials Defend Firing of Labor Official as Critics Warn of Trust Erosion
Top White House economic advisers on Sunday defended President Donald Trump’s firing of the head of the Bureau of Labor ...
‘Give me a break’: Trump says he hired Fed chair Powell as a ‘favor’ after CNBC host presses him on labor bureau firing
Trump defended his recent decision to fire head of BLS while distancing himself from his past decision to hire Fed chair ...
Former head of BLS dismisses Trump claim of ‘rigged’ jobs report
President Trump fired the commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, claiming that last week’s jobs report “was rigged” ...