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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 fires labor official over weak jobs number, orders criminal probes of past opponents

Trump fires Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner Erika McEntarfer after disappointing July jobs report, claiming the ...

Reed demands probe into Trump’s firing of official overseeing jobs data after dismal employment report

PROVIDENCE — US Senator Jack Reed is calling for a special investigation into President Trump’s abrupt firing of the commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics following a weaker-than-expected ...

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 ...

Trump fired the labor statistics chief and the markets shrugged. That’s concerning.

President Donald Trump’s firing of Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner Erika McEntarfer — a widely respected economist ...

The Bureau of Labor Denial

It isn’t easy being an economic adviser to President Trump.

Trump’s Firing of BLS Head Hurts Confidence in Labor Department

President Donald Trump’s decision to fire the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics carries reputational risks for the ...

Trump's firing of the labor statistics chief could lead to a financial crisis

Government economic data can no longer be trusted or relied upon under this administration. That has consequences.

Trump vs. the Bureau of Labor Statistics: Why This Firing Could Burn Your Finances

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