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BLS, jobs report and Data Manipulation

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 economist estimates by 37,000 positions.

Washington Examiner on MSN · 5d

Warren says BLS Commissioner firing ‘politicizes’ jobs data

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) blasted President Donald Trump for firing the Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner. According to the latest BLS report, the economy added just 73,000 jobs in July, and the unemployment rate rose a tenth of a percentage point to 4.

POLITICO on MSN · 3d

How to Know When to Freak Out about Data Manipulation at BLS

The administration argues Commissioner Erika McEntarfer was removed for incompetence, but the most avid consumers of the agency’s data — top economists and key figures on Wall Street — worry it was because Trump did not like what that data said.

Donald Trump, Bureau of Labor Statistics and jobs

CNN on MSN · 5d

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.

USA TODAY on MSN · 17h

Why Trump's firing of labor data chief won't threaten integrity of jobs figures. Probably

Trump's replacement of labor statistics head after bad report shouldn't hurt integrity of jobs numbers. But there may still be reason to worry.

The Journalist's Resource · 21h

How and why the Bureau of Labor Statistics revises U.S. job numbers

The federal Bureau of Labor Statistics regularly publishes a suite of reports and datasets that businesses, journalists, government agencies and the public use to understand the health of the U.S. economy. The monthly Employment Situation — sometimes called the jobs report — is one of the most widely covered.

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Trump invites Project 2025 author to present economic data after jobs report showing rising Black unemployment

The president attempted to tell a different story about the U.S. economy than what the latest job report revealed. President ...

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WATCH: Biden jobs chart had 'gigantic error'; Trump right to fire BLS chief, economist says

During an Oval Office meeting, pro-Trump economist Steve Moore said the president made the right call to fire the head of Bureau of Labor Statistics given faulty jobs projections.

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US Fed's Bowman: Latest jobs data stiffens support for three rate cuts in 2025

The Federal Reserve's vice chair of supervision, Michelle Bowman, on Saturday said recent weak job data underscores her ...

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 ...

Why America’s jobs data may be getting it wrong

The rise of entrepreneurship and AI-driven solopreneurs is reshaping the labor market—but U.S. data hasn’t caught up.

Why the B.L.S. Regularly Revises Jobs Data

President Trump fired the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics last week and described a jobs report that included a big ...

Slingshot News on MSN1d

'These Numbers Just Came Out': Donald Trump Magically Pulls Out New 'Data' Proving BLS Jobs Report Data Was 'Wrong' In Remarks From The Oval Office

Donald Trump ushered reporters into the Oval Office today to make them listen to a presentation given by Steve Moore from the ...

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The Many Ways American Life Relies on BLS Data

The data influences how much people pay in taxes, receive in retirement benefits and even how much they earn on some ...

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