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Yahoo · 3m

Trump criticized for firing BLS chief after jobs report

Bureau of Labor Statistics chief Erika McEntarfer oversaw a July jobs report that the president claims was rigged

The Wall Street Journal on MSN · 1h

Trump’s BLS Firing Tests Wall Street’s Reliance on Government Data

Investors have long parsed economic reports on the labor market or inflation to help determine prices for stocks and bonds. But after weak jobs data on Friday prompted President Trump to fire Erika McEntarfer, the top Bureau of Labor Statistics official, the sacrosanct importance of U.S. government data to investors suddenly came into doubt.

Deseret News on MSN · 3h

Trump fired the BLS chief for a bad jobs report. Here’s how those numbers are gathered

The Bureau of Labor Statistics uses surveys to collect economic data including employment counts, wages and inflation.

Trump, New Labor

UPI on MSN · 8h

Trump says he'll name BLS, Fed appointments in the next 3 to 4 days

President Donald Trump plans to fill two important economic vacancies in the next 3-4 days, he said Sunday. The BLS commissioner and a vacancy on the Fed board.

U.S. News & World Report · 23h

Trump Says He Will Announce New Labor Statistics Official in 3 or 4 Days

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday he will announce a new head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics within three or four days. He fired BLS Commissioner Erika McEntarfer after accusing her of faking jobs numbers,

MSNBC · 8h

New warnings about Trump firing of Labor Dept. official

President Trump promptly fired the Commissioner of Labor Statistics on Friday following the release of a weak jobs report. Now, the administration is facing scrutiny about that decision and whether or not Trump is following a pattern of trying to silence facts that he doesn’t agree with.

5hon MSN

After Trump sacks BLS boss, Democrats fear these seven words the most

President Trump's declaration that "we need people that we can trust" after his firing of the BLS commissioner has left ...

1hon MSN

Economists blast Trump decision to fire BLS chief

Economists across the political spectrum are sounding the alarm over President Trump’s decision to fire the Labor ...

14mon MSN

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, ...

New York Magazine on MSN3h

Trump’s Firing of BLS Chief Is Bound to Backfire

What happens next can only go wrong for him and the U.S. Here’s what experts and critics are arguing in the aftermath.

1hon MSN

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 ...

6hon MSN

Why the market is shrugging off Trump's firing of the BLS chief

Markets appear unfazed by Trump's shocking move to fire the BLS chief. Stronger rate-cut odds and solid earnings are helping ...

43mon MSN

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

The agency has faced tighter budgets, falling response rates to its surveys and a staff shortage.

Trump admin live updates: GOP megabill could add $4.1T to the debt, CBO says

The CBO said Trump's spending bill passed last month has an overall debt projection of $4.1 trillion over 10 years.

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