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Trump fires labor official over weak jobs number, orders criminal probes of past opponents

Trump fires Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner Erika McEntarfer after disappointing July jobs report, claiming the 73,000 job gain figure was rigged against Republicans.

Axios on MSN · 22h

What to know about the Bureau of Labor Statistics and jobs report targeted by Trump

The Trump administration is scrutinizing the Bureau of Labor Statistics' employment data, key metrics that demonstrate the health of the U.S. economy. Why it matters: The monthly jobs report is one of the most important pieces of economic data,

CNN on MSN · 1d

Trump says the Bureau of Labor Statistics orchestrated a ‘scam.’ Here’s how the jobs report really works

President Donald Trump claimed without evidence that the massive revisions to the latest jobs report constituted a “scam.” Yet revisions by the BLS were neither historic nor evidence of corruption.

17mon MSN

Trump's claims of 'rigged' jobs numbers challenged by CNBC host

CNBC news anchor Joe Kernen confronted President Trump over firing the top labor statistics chief, saying it "undermines confidence in the system." ...

23mon MSN

The real problem with America's jobs data

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

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 ...

FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth1h

Trump calls fired BLS commissioner's job numbers the 'biggest miscalculations in over 50 years'

"I was just informed that our Country's 'Jobs Numbers' are being produced by a Biden Appointee, Dr. Erika McEntarfer, the ...

14hon MSN

Fact check: No evidence for Trump's claims of ‘rigged' or ‘phony' job numbers

Hours after the Bureau of Labor Statistics released employment data showing slow job growth for July and prior months, ...

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