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White House, Bureau of Labor Statistics

NBC News on MSN · 2d

White House searches for a new BLS chief with 'credibility' and 'experience'

Trump fired the previous head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics after he was unhappy with a weaker-than-expected July jobs report.

The Hill on MSN · 3d

White House officials defend Trump’s firing of BLS chief

White House officials on Sunday defended President Trump’s decision to fire the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) following a weak jobs report, a move that has sparked broad criticism. “The president wants his own people there so that when we see the numbers,

Reuters on MSN · 3d

White House defends firing of labor official as critics warn of trust erosion

Top economic advisers pushed back against criticism that Trump's action could undermine confidence in official U.S. economic data.

Trump, BLS and jobs

Politico on MSN · 2d

After BLS firing, Trump leaves clean-up job to successor

The statistical agency's problems predate Trump, but experts say it can't be easily fixed without more resources

Business Insider on MSN · 1d

The BLS does have a jobs data problem, but it's not what Trump says

President Donald Trump fired the commissioner of the BLS after a disappointing jobs report. It likely won't help the data get better.

Barron's on MSN · 1d

Trump Says Bessent Won’t Be Fed Nominee, Doubles Down on ‘Rigged’ Job Data Claim

President Donald Trump doubled down on claims that the Bureau of Labor Statistics had “rigged” jobs data during a Tuesday morning television appearance, while offering no new evidence that was the case.

Treasury Markets on Edge After White House Dismisses BLS Head

President Trump’s abrupt dismissal of Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner Erika McEntarfer, stemming from his mistrust of ...

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White House says terrible jobs data 'must be a typo'

The White House believes unusual jobs data revisions prove the recently fired Bureau of Labor chief was manipulating ...

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‘The neutrality of the agency has been eliminated:’ Stats-based feds decry BLS chief’s firing

Employees express concern Trump's firing of the commissioner, which followed a weak jobs report, will lead to future ...

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White House economist backs Trump firing Labor stats head, hits 'partisan pattern' in jobs data: 'Propaganda'

National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett supports President Trump firing Bureau of Labor Statistics head, citing ...

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After Trump sacks BLS boss, Democrats fear these seven words the most

President Trump's declaration that "we need people that we can trust" after his firing of the BLS commissioner has left ...

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The ripple effects of the BLS firing

Janet Yellen, the former Treasury secretary and chair of the Federal Reserve, described the firing to the New York Times as “ ...

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White House searches for new BLS Chief with ‘credibility,’ ‘experience’

President Trump has said he will choose a new Commissioner for the Bureau of Labor Statistics within the next three to four ...

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