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Trump right to fire BLS chief, economist says

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

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

News Nation on MSN · 1d

Economist in Trump’s BLS fight: Job estimating due for revamp

President Trump fired the head of BLS after accusing the bureaucrat of revising downward recent monthly job tallies to make him look bad.

Insider on MSN · 3d

Trump doubles down on his decision to fire BLS chief after disappointing jobs report

President Donald Trump continues to claim without evidence that the jobs report was "totally rigged."

BLS, Trump

KCRW · 18h

Trump points to ‘rigged’ numbers, past revisions in firing of BLS chief

Trump’s reaction to July’s jobs report created a whole new controversy. Can Congress’ new normal be disrupted? Plus, KCRW discusses journalistic accountability.

MSNBC · 1d

Trump doubles down on BLS commissioner firing

President Trump trotted out new, "unpublished" economic data following his surprise firing of the Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner. Max Chafkin and John Harwood discuss on The 11th Hour.

Opinion

HuffPost on MSN · 1h

Trump’s Firing Of The BLS Commissioner Is An Ongoing Trainwreck And Embarrassment

Trump’s outburst over a bad jobs report is the second-term equivalent of his furious insistence in 2017 that more than a million people attended his inauguration: It’s lying about numbers in an obvious way, but with a much more authoritarian outcome.

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The White House is trying to change the conversation about Trump’s BLS scandal

President Donald Trump claims, without a shred of evidence, that the government’s premiere economic data operation ...

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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.

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White House searches for a new BLS chief with 'credibility' and 'experience'

Trump fired the previous head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics after he was unhappy with a weaker-than-expected July jobs ...

Joe challenges Bessent on BLS shake-up: 'What evidence is there?'

After months of delays and extensions, President Donald Trump’s comprehensive and sweeping tariffs slate took effect Thursday ...

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The BLS Faces a ‘Slow-Moving Train Wreck.’ There Are No Easy Fixes.

Recent payroll revisions have highlighted the challenges facing U.S. statistics agencies. Politics isn’t the issue, ...

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Revisions are a common feature of any jobs report says former BLS commissioner

The Bureau of Labor Statistics last week issued a steep downward revision to May and June's hiring numbers, prompting ...

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Firing the BLS chief was a petulant move, says former CEA chair Greg Mankiw

Greg Mankiw, Harvard University economics professor and former CEA chairman, joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss the fallout from ...

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The BLS Isn’t Alone in Facing Data Challenges; U.K. Has Them Too

For years, the U.K.’s main economic statistics agency has faced growing scrutiny about how it collects employment data.

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