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Revisions are a common feature of any jobs report says former BLS commissioner
The Bureau of Labor Statistics last week issued a steep downward revision to May and June's hiring numbers, prompting ...
The ‘Trust America’ Trade Is Under Threat. Why the Jobs Report, BLS Firing, and Fed Resignation Sparked Market Jitters.
A so-called “sell America” trade, which led in part to the weakest 7-month stretch for the dollar in five decades, developed ...
Trump calls fired BLS commissioner's job numbers the 'biggest miscalculations in over 50 years'
U.S. President Donald Trump accused BLS Commissioner Erika McEntarfer of faking employment data to all-time highs before the ...
Warren says BLS Commissioner firing ‘politicizes’ jobs data
After the jobs report came out, Trump fired BLS Commissioner Erika McEntarfer. Warren defended McEntarfer, saying she had “been there [at the BLS] a long time." ...
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 statistics.
Trump says he'll name people to 2 jobs closely watched by Wall Street
The president fired the Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner on Friday after poor job numbers. A Federal Reserve governor ...
Trump fires BLS commissioner after U.S. added only 73,000 jobs in July
Jobs growth was slower than expected in July, and the unemployment rate rose, showing signs of trouble for the labor market.
Job Growth Lowered by 258,000 for May and June Revisions
Revisions to payroll estimates have almost become commonplace in recent years, but the BLS made substantial revisions for May ...