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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 ...
Trump fires BLS commissioner after weak jobs report and baseless claim of 'faked' stats
President Donald Trump fired the commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday after a new jobs report showed a ...
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 ...
Ex-Treasury Secretary Calls Trump Worse Than Nixon After Jobs Report Tantrum
The president unceremoniously sacked the Bureau of Labor Statistics' top boss after weak employment numbers were released ...
‘No conceivable way’ that the BLS commissioner manipulated jobs report: Summers
Senate heads home with no deal to speed confirmations as irate Trump tells Schumer to 'go to hell' NHL player and mascot ...
White House Officials Defend BLS Firing
White House officials were defending President Trump's decision to fire the top Labor Department official responsible for ...
White House economist calls for 'fresh set of eyes at the BLS' after weak jobs report
National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett discusses the latest jobs report, the firing of the labor statistics chief and the consumer impact of tariffs on 'Fox News Sunday.' ...
Trump fires BLS commissioner after U.S. added only 73,000 jobs in July
Jobs growth was slower than expected in July, and the unemployment rate rose, showing signs of trouble for the labor market.