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‘The neutrality of the agency has been eliminated:’ Stats-based feds decry BLS chief’s firing
Employees express concern Trump's firing of the commissioner, which followed a weak jobs report, will lead to future ...
Trump’s labor statistics shake-up sparks anxiety over future economic data
President Trump’s firing of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) commissioner is raising concerns about whether her replacement could manipulate job numbers to work in his favor. The traditionally ...
Q&A: Where Does BLS Data Show Up in Everyday Life?
The Bureau of Labor Statistics' data does more than capture monthly job growth and inflation pressures_; it plays a crucial role in Americans’ financial lives, say Joe Pinsker, Heather Gillers and Ash ...
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.
US labour data agency was teetering even before Donald Trump fired its chief
Donald Trump’s firing of the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics has exposed deepening fissures within a data agency vital ...
President Trump: BLS data is totally rigged
President Donald Trump joins 'Squawk Box' via phone to discuss the efficacy of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, if the jobs ...
Strains at Jobs Data Bureau Left It Exposed to Trump's Attack
Job-market data is revised every month, but the latest changes caused a stir. They point to a challenge that has dogged the Bureau of Labor Statistics for years: a requirement to quickly produce ...