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In August 2025, President Trump dismissed the commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics and seeks to appoint a new chief ...
After President Donald Trump, angered by a weaker-than-normal monthly jobs report, fired the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, claiming she had distorted the numbers for political gain, the New ...
The monthly jobs report is already closely-watched on Wall Street and in Washington but has taken on a new importance after President Donald Trump on Friday fired the official who oversees it. Trump ...
Trump's replacement of labor statistics head after bad report shouldn't hurt integrity of jobs numbers. But there may still ...
Trump’s reaction to July’s jobs report created a whole new controversy. Can Congress’ new normal be disrupted? Plus, KCRW ...
The president's dismissal of the head of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics risks making the "gold standard" of information ...
Greg Mankiw, Harvard University economics professor and former CEA chairman, joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss the fallout from ...
"The mindset of the market is to embrace risk because that brings rewards rather than losses -- keep shrugging it off," Steve ...
No, and no. The BLS is constantly modernizing its methods, and private companies cannot replace the BLS or any other US ...
During an Oval Office meeting, pro-Trump economist Steve Moore said the president made the right call to fire the head of Bureau of Labor Statistics given faulty jobs projections.
Trump's firing of McEntarfer led to widespread criticism, with pundits warning that Trump was intimidating officials to only present him positive information.