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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 ...
What to Know About the Jobs Report That Led Trump to Fire the Labor Statistics Chief Amid Trade War Fallout
The data come after economists have expressed concern that the Trump Administration’s flip-flopping tariff policies and ...
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 trade adviser: President has ‘real concerns’ about jobs data after BLS firing
U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer weighed in on President Trump’s decision to fire the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS ...
Trade adviser says Trump has "real concerns" about jobs data after president fires labor statistics chief
U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer defended President Trump's decision to fire a key official responsible for jobs ...
Trump's long history of bashing jobs report numbers dates back to 2016: ANALYSIS
Trump's public frustrations with the economics and statistics agency appear to date back to his 2016 presidential campaign.
The Economist Trump Targeted Over ‘Rigged’ Jobs Data
Erika McEntarfer led the Bureau of Labor Statistics through rocky times before the president dismissed her after an ugly jobs ...
Live updates: Trump dismisses Labor Dept. official after weak jobs report; markets drop on employment data and tariffs news
Trump announces new tariffs on countries that haven't made deals with U.S. as stock market dips. Bureau of Labor Statistics ...