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Bernie Sanders Responded After Trump Fired The Head Of The Bureau Of Labor Statistics, And Everyone's Like, "YUP"
On Friday, after the Bureau of Labor Statistics released a report showing weak July hiring numbers and significant downward ...
Bureau of Labor Statistics
USAFacts, the nonpartisan non-profit organization led by former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, rarely weighs in on political controversies. But the firestorm surrounding the firing of the nation’s top ...
Opinion - Trump’s firing of Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner will prove damaging
President Trump's decision to fire Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner Erika McEntarfer is unlikely to benefit the ...
Economists push back on Trump’s assertion that July jobs data was ‘rigged’
Labor economist Aaron Sojourner said President Donald Trump’s decision to fire the Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner ...
Larry Summers says Trump's accusations of manipulated jobs numbers are ‘preposterous’
Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers blasted President Donald Trump's firing of a top Bureau of Labor Statistics official.
The U.S. job market was weak in July, and previous months were worse than thought
Sharp revisions of government data show the U.S. created 33,000 jobs total in May and June, while July’s number came in soft, ...
Economy added just 73,000 jobs in July: The key facts and figures
The headline The economy added 73,000 jobs in July and the unemployment rate rose a tenth of a percentage point to 4.2%, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday. Investors had expected roughly ...
Trump removes official overseeing jobs data after dismal employment report
Trump removed the head of the agency producing monthly jobs figures after a report showed hiring slowed in July and was weak ...