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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.” ...

In wake of the Trump firing, can we still trust federal jobs data?

Still, some warnings from financial writers have been ominous: Thomas Friedman of The New York Times, said the firing was ...

Former BLS commissioner says there are better ways to collect data for jobs reports

Bureau of Labor Statistics faces scrutiny over data collection methods following disappointing July jobs report that missed ...

Inflation Up or Down? What About Jobs? The Agency That Should Know Is on the Rocks

Trump’s firing of the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ leader compounds a yearslong struggle to modernize methods and maintain ...
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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 ...

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 ...