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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 ...
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, ...
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 ...
July jobs report reveals employers added 73,000 jobs; unemployment rises
The US economy added a disappointing 73,000 jobs in July amid Trump's tariffs, immigration constraints; unemployment rises ...
US job growth stalls: Just 73,000 jobs added in July, with ‘stunning’ downward revisions to recent months
The US job market slowed substantially in July and was much weaker than first estimated for prior months, suggesting ...
Trump now claims July jobs report 'was RIGGED'
President Trump on Monday took to social media to claim "Last week's Job's Report was RIGGED, just like the numbers prior to ...
In rejecting the jobs report, Trump follows his own playbook of discrediting unfavorable data
Trump has a go-to playbook if the numbers reveal uncomfortable realities, and that’s to discredit or conceal the figures and ...
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July Layoffs Skyrocket 487% YOY With Merck Cuts
The number of biopharma professionals let go has increased year over year for three straight months. In July, nearly 8,000 ...
Here comes the July jobs report. The unemployment rate is the ‘main number you have to look at now,’ Fed’s Powell says.
The Federal Reserve won’t cut interest rates until it sees how inflation and job creation respond to higher tariffs. The next ...
Contentious July jobs report confirms the U.S. economy is slowing sharply. Here’s why
The weakness in job growth points to an economy that may be slowing even more than some of the traditional metrics are showing.