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Trump’s firing of Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner will prove damaging
President Trump’s decision to fire Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner Erika McEntarfer is unlikely to benefit the ...
Trump’s firing of the Bureau of Labor Statistics head is a banana republic move
You’ve probably heard the urban legend about the 19th-century naturalist who spent his life traveling the world collecting ...
Why does the Labor Department revise jobs reports? Here are 3 reasons
The Bureau of Labor Statistics' jobs report revisions are standard practice to improve data accuracy as more businesses ...
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.” ...
Trump Fires Labor Statistics Chief After Jobs Report
President Donald Trump directed his Administration on Friday to fire the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, after the ...
Trump vs. the Bureau of Labor Statistics: Why This Firing Could Burn Your Finances
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Trump Orders Firing of Bureau of Labor Statistics Chief After Weak Jobs Report
President Trump said he directed his team to fire the top Bureau of Labor Statistics official after the bureau issued a weak ...
Trump fires Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner hours after disappointing July jobs report
Trump fired Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner Erika McEntarfer following a disappointing jobs report.
Fact Check: President Trump Did NOT Name Former Trump Org CFO Allen Weisselberg To Be Bureau Of Labor Statistics Director
Did President Trump name his former CFO Allen Wiesselberg to be director of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics? No, that's ...
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Will Trump’s Firing of the Labor-Data Chief Raise U.S. Financing Costs?
Immediately following publication of the recent dismal jobs report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), President Trump fired its top official, Commissioner Erika McEntarfer. Trump asserted, ...