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Trump’s BLS appointee suggests suspending jobs report entirely until methods of data collection are ‘corrected’

"It’s a serious problem that needs to be fixed immediately," E.J. Antoni told Fox Business, adding that he may switch to a ...

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.” ...
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Trump Fires BLS Commissioner Over Bad Jobs Report

When the economic news is bad, Trump thinks he can just shoot the messenger. He has now fired the BLS commissioner after Friday’s weak jobs report. Here’s how the firing played out, as well as ...
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NJ adds 7,500 jobs in July, public sector cuts offset gains

New Jersey gained 7,500 jobs in July, led by private sector growth, as unemployment rose to 4.9% and public sector losses ...

Massive revisions shook the jobs report. Tuesday’s inflation data could get cloudy, too

The next batch of inflation data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics was already shaping up to be a high-profile affair due ...

Jobs data triggered Trump, but Fed officials saw it not as rigged, but as reason to cut

The data that caused President Donald Trump to fire the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics because he did not like the ...