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Trump, Bureau of Labor Statistics and jobs report

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.

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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.” Yet revisions by the BLS were neither historic nor evidence of corruption.

Axios on MSN · 8h

What to know about the Bureau of Labor Statistics and jobs report targeted by Trump

The Trump administration is scrutinizing the Bureau of Labor Statistics' employment data, key metrics that demonstrate the health of the U.S. economy. Why it matters: The monthly jobs report is one of the most important pieces of economic data,

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Revisions are a common feature of any jobs report says former BLS commissioner

The Bureau of Labor Statistics last week issued a steep downward revision to May and June's hiring numbers, prompting ...

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Fact check: No evidence for Trump's claims of ‘rigged' or ‘phony' job numbers

Hours after the Bureau of Labor Statistics released employment data showing slow job growth for July and prior months, ...

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White House searches for a new BLS chief with 'credibility' and 'experience'

Trump fired the previous head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics after he was unhappy with a weaker-than-expected July jobs ...

‘Not possible’ for commissioner to have ‘influence’ over labor data: Fmr. BLS Chief William Beach

Former Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner William Beach joins Meet the Press NOW to react to President Trump’s decision ...

US Job Growth Slowed In July

The U. S. economy added 73,000 nonfarm payroll jobs in July, according to data released Friday by the Bureau of Labor ...

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 ...

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Democrats bash Trump, GOP over disappointing jobs report: ‘Awful’

Democrats on Capitol Hill are hammering President Trump and his GOP allies for Friday’s underwhelming jobs report. Released by the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the analysis revealed ...

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