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Real Strains Inside the BLS Made It Vulnerable to Trump’s Accusations

Staffing shortfalls have forced the BLS to stop collecting prices in Lincoln, Neb.; Provo, Utah; and Buffalo, N.Y. In the ...

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 ...

Trump criticized for firing BLS chief after jobs report

Bureau of Labor Statistics chief Erika McEntarfer oversaw a July jobs report that the president claims was rigged ...

Former BLS commissioner explains damage of Trump's BLS firing

President Trump's surprise firing of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) commissioner has raised concerns about potential ...

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 ...

Nebraska Republican faces rowdy town hall with questions about Epstein files and fired BLS chief

In between, the Nebraska Republican was consistently heckled while responding to questions about releasing more information ...

Why the market is shrugging off Trump's firing of the BLS chief

Markets appear unfazed by Trump's shocking move to fire the BLS chief. Stronger rate-cut odds and solid earnings are helping ...

Trump calls fired BLS commissioner's job numbers the 'biggest miscalculations in over 50 years'

U.S. President Donald Trump accused BLS Commissioner Erika McEntarfer of faking employment data to all-time highs before the ...

Fallout from Trump’s BLS shake-up

Trump turned years of skepticism about government economic data into action, firing the BLS commissioner after a ...

After Trump sacks BLS boss, Democrats fear these seven words the most

President Trump's declaration that "we need people that we can trust" after his firing of the BLS commissioner has left ...

Trump’s BLS Firing Tests Wall Street’s Reliance on Government Data

Some fear a decline in the world-leading economic statistics underpinning U.S. markets ...

‘Trust America’ Trade Under Threat: Why the Jobs Report, BLS Firing, and Fed Resignation Sparked Market Jitters

A so-called “sell America” trade, which led in part to the weakest 7-month stretch for the dollar in five decades, developed ...