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Trump fires labor statistics boss hours after the release of weak jobs report
Without evidence, Trump called the data "rigged" and implied that BLS Commissioner Erika McEntarfer manipulated the numbers ...
A former Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner on the firing of BLS head
NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with former Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner Erica Groshen about the firing of one of her successors over the latest jobs numbers.
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.” ...
The president fired the commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday after the agency published a negative jobs report.
Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers had choice words for President Donald Trump after he fired his stats boss over an ...
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.
Trump Orders Firing of Bureau of Labor Statistics Chief
Lori Chavez-DeRemer, who as Labor Secretary oversees the BLS, wrote on social media that she supports Trump’s decision to ...
Who is Erika McEntarfer, the Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner fired by Trump?
Erika McEntarfer, the commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, has been fired after releasing a jobs report that ...
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President Trump Fires BLS Chief Following Poor Jobs Report, Fueling Fears of Political Interference in Economic Data
President Trump fired the BLS chief after a poor jobs report, amid concerns of meddling in economic data reporting and issues ...
Republican senators raise concerns about Trump's firing of Labor Department official
Trump fired the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday after the agency released a jobs report that showed a ...