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Why jobs revisions that led Trump to fire statistics head were so huge

The jobs report revisions that prompted Trump to fire the BLS commissioner were historically large. Here's why (Hint: it wasn ...

Trump fires commissioner of labor statistics after weaker-than-expected jobs figures slam markets

Trump accused BLS Commissioner Erika McEntarfer of being a political appointee who was manipulating jobs data.

Trump's false claims about jobs report going to have economic consequences: CNBC analyst

President Trump is claiming, without evidence, that Friday's jobs report was "rigged." In response to the weak numbers, Trump ...

President Trump defends firing Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner

President Trump on Sunday defended his decision to fire Erika McEntarfer, the now former commissioner of the Bureau of Labor ...

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 ...

The jobs report that enraged Trump was flashing a recession warning sign

The bad news in last Friday’s jobs report may have been overshadowed when President Donald Trump fired the commissioner in ...

Trump defends decision on firing Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner

Late Sunday night, President Trump defended his decision to fire Erika McCntarfer, the now-former commissioner of the Bureau ...