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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.” ...
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 ...
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How and why the Bureau of Labor Statistics revises U.S. job numbers
The federal Bureau of Labor Statistics regularly publishes a suite of reports and datasets that businesses, journalists, ...
Trump made the right call ousting Bureau of Labor Statistics leader, but for the wrong reason
By all means, President Donald Trump had good reason to fire a Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner who failed to solve ...
Why it matters that Trump fired data chief
The US president fired Erika McEntarfer, head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, over job numbers. What’s the potential ...