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Trump, Bureau of Labor Statistics and Jobs Numbers

How is Bureau of Labor Statistics data collected, and why is Trump targeting it?

The Bureau of Labor Statistics has been thrust into the spotlight after President Trump criticized its federal jobs report and fired Commissioner Erika McEntarfer.

CNN on MSN · 3d

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.

NBC News on MSN · 5d

Trump fires labor statistics boss hours after the release of weak jobs report

Without evidence, Trump called the data "rigged" and implied that BLS Commissioner Erika McEntarfer manipulated the numbers "for political purposes."

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HuffPost on MSN · 1d

CNN Data Chief Shuts Down Trump's 'Crazy' Stretch Of His Numbers

Harry Enten hit back at the president, who fumbled the data analyst's name during an exaggerated polling brag.

Mediaite on MSN · 36m

Trump Trots Out His Own Numbers on the Economy — Days After Firing Data Chief

Trump's firing of McEntarfer led to widespread criticism, with pundits warning that Trump was intimidating officials to only present him positive information.

The Financial Times · 1d

US labour data agency was teetering even before Donald Trump fired its chief

Donald Trump’s firing of the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics has exposed deepening fissures within a data agency vital to measuring the strength of the world’s largest economy. The US president sacked BLS commissioner Erika McEntarfer hours after the agency on Friday published a gloomy July jobs report,

Hawai‘i Public Radio19m

Hawaiʻi relies on all kinds of federal data. Is that information still trustworthy?

Hawaiʻi's data analysts say it's important to understand the state's dependence on national statistics amid growing concerns ...

Government Executive1h

‘The neutrality of the agency has been eliminated’: Stats-based feds decry BLS chief’s firing

Employees express concern Trump's firing of the commissioner, which followed a weak jobs report, will lead to future ...

Reed demands probe into Trump’s firing of official overseeing jobs data after dismal employment report

PROVIDENCE — US Senator Jack Reed is calling for a special investigation into President Trump’s abrupt firing of the commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics following a weaker-than-expected ...

3don MSN

Economist says Bureau of Labor Statistics data is 'very objective'

Leo Feler, chief economist at Numerator, discusses how the Bureau of Labor Statistics collects and reports data, and what the ...

3hon MSN

Bostic: Labor Market Risks Rising, but a Lot of Data to Come Before September Meeting

Employment growth slowed and the unemployment rate rose in July, and new data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics showed a ...

50mon MSN

President Trump seeks to change how census collects data and wants to exclude immigrants in US illegally

President Donald Trump has instructed the Commerce Department to change how the Census Bureau collects data, seeking to ...

Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)3d

Firing of labor statistics head undermines trust in key data, ex-Trump official warns

President Trump is expected to nominate a new head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics this week, days after firing ...

Independent Journal Review9h

‘Something Wrong Here’: Scott Bessent Says BLS Took ‘Lazy Way’ Of Collecting ‘Corrupted’ Data

Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent said during a “Morning Joe” interview Thursday that the Bureau of Labor Statistics ...

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