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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, ...

Economy Updates: After a Weak Jobs Report, Trump Fires That Agency’s Commissioner

Hours after data showed cracks in the U.S. economy, President Trump said without evidence that Erika McEntarfer “rigged” the ...

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 ...

In his own words: Trump's comments over the past year on the jobs report

In firing the head of the agency that produces monthly jobs figures, President Donald Trump alleged that the recent ...

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 ...

White House on defense over President Trump’s firing of official responsible for jobs data

After President Trump fired the commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, he called a recent jobs report “rigged”. A ...