jobs numbers - Search News

News

Trump, Bureau of Labor Statistics and jobs

New tariffs, alarming job numbers and a high-profile firing: A wild week for the Trump economy

The U.S. economy had generally been considered in good shape. By Friday afternoon, some experts were predicting a recession.

The New York Times · 20h

Trump, Claiming Weak Jobs Numbers Were ‘Rigged,’ Fires Labor Official

Economists said ousting the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics could undermine confidence in government economic data.

CNN on MSN · 18h

Trump fires a senior official over jobs numbers

President Donald Trump has fired Dr. Erika McEntarfer, the commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, whom he accused of manipulating the monthly jobs reports for “political purposes.”

jobs, Weak

NBC News on MSN · 17h

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 just 33,000 jobs total in May and June, while July’s number came in soft, too.

The Wall Street Journal on MSN · 1d

U.S. Hiring Was Weak in July, With 73,000 Jobs Added

July’s report suggests that pockets of weakness in the labor market are starting to take hold. The unemployment rate rose slightly to 4.2%.

MarketWatch · 1d

Stock futures move lower after July jobs report

U.S. stock futures ticked lower on Friday, adding to earlier losses, after the July jobs report showed just 73,000 new jobs were created last month, while readings from prior months were revised sharply lower.

22h

Why Jobs Numbers Were Revised Sharply Downward for June, May

Job market data get revised every month. But rarely are the revisions as negative as the ones in Friday’s employment report.

15hon MSN

Trump's long history of bashing jobs report numbers dates back to 2016: ANALYSIS

Trump's history of criticizing the Bureau of Labor Statistics' jobs report has surfaced in the wake of his decision to fire ...

News Nation on MSN18h

Why job numbers change: Understanding the latest revisions

President Trump fired the BLS commissioner after a weak July jobs report but revisions are a standard part of the process.

13hon MSN

Dow tumbles more than 500 points as job numbers shock Wall Street and tariff ‘panic’ sets in

More last-minute modifications to tariff rates and a disappointing July jobs report weighed heavily on investors on Friday.

14h

Trump continues to express doubt over jobs numbers

The president said he did the right thing by firing Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner Erika McEntarfer, when asked by ...

21hon MSN

Gavin Newsom warns Trump "crashing" economy as jobs numbers revised down

California Governor Gavin Newsom said Friday that President Donald Trump's economic agenda is "crashing" the U.S. economy.

18h

A raging Trump digs in on his trade war after brutal jobs report

U.S. job growth stalled in July, with just 73,000 jobs added. Also, employment numbers for May and June were lowered, ...

18h

Podcast: Revised Tariff Plans, Weak Jobs Numbers Send Markets Reeling

A softer-than-expected July jobs report and President Trump’s revamped tariff plan weighs on markets. Plus: Amazon reports disappointing growth. Reddit swings to a quarterly profit on AI improvements.

Some results have been hidden because they may be inaccessible to you

Show inaccessible results