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Larry Summers says Trump's accusations of manipulated jobs numbers are ‘preposterous’

Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers called President Donald Trump's accusation without evidence that the top Bureau of ...

New tariffs, alarming job numbers and a high-profile firing: A wild week for the Trump economy

Tariffs putting the squeeze on businesses and consumers while bringing in billions of dollars for the United States ...

Why Jobs Numbers Were Revised Sharply Downward for June, May

Job market data get revised every month. But rarely are the revisions as negative as the ones in Friday’s employment report.
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Why job numbers change: Understanding the latest revisions

President Trump fired the BLS commissioner after a weak July jobs report but revisions are a standard part of the process.
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Trump fires head of BLS: Historical data show low revised numbers not uncommon

President Donald Trump fired the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics after the latest job report showed hiring slowed in ...

U.S. Job Growth Slowed Sharply, Shifting The Fed's Rate Cut Calculus

U.S. employers added just 73,000 jobs in July and the May and June numbers were revised sharply lower, boosting the chances ...

U.S. added just 73,000 jobs in July and numbers for prior months were revised much lower

Job growth totaled 73,000 for the month, above the June total of 14,000 but below even the meager Dow Jones estimate for a ...
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Bad jobs numbers leads president to fire the messenger

President Donald Trump fired Bureau of Labor Statistics Director Erika McEntarfer after the revised report, claiming without ...