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Trump fires head of labor statistics bureau after weak jobs report: Recap
An anemic July jobs report boosted expectations the Federal Reserve might lower interest rates in September. Trump said the ...
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, ...
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.
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
CNBC Daily Open: Trump doubles down on criticism of jobs report — but markets bounce back
Trump's new tariffs come into force on Aug. 7, so there's a possibility investors could seize this opportunity to take profit first.
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 ...