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Bureau of Labor Statistics, Trump and jobs report

Fox Business on MSN · 2h

Why does the Labor Department revise jobs reports? Here are 3 reasons

The Bureau of Labor Statistics' jobs report revisions are standard practice to improve data accuracy as more businesses respond to surveys, contrary to President Donald Trump's claims of rigged numbers.

CNN on MSN · 1d

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.

The Washington Post on MSN · 16h

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.

Trump, BLS

FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth · 36m

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

"I was just informed that our Country's 'Jobs Numbers' are being produced by a Biden Appointee, Dr. Erika McEntarfer, the Commissioner of Labor Statistics, who faked the Jobs Numbers before the Election to try and boost Kamala's chances of Victory," Trump posted to Truth Social on Friday.

American Banker · 17m

Trump's BLS firing impacts perceptions more than numbers

The removal of the commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics is unlikely to change government data practices in the near term, experts say, but the perception of interference will have a big effect on the credibility of government economic metrics going forward.

POLITICO on MSN · 5h

After BLS firing, Trump leaves clean-up job to successor

The statistical agency's problems predate Trump, but experts say it can't be easily fixed without more resources

22hon MSN

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 ...

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Republican senators raise concerns about Trump's firing of Labor Department official

Trump fired the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday after the agency released a jobs report that showed a ...

12hon MSN

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

President Trump’s decision to fire the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday ignited a crisis at the U.S.’s top ...

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