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BLS Faces a ‘Slow-Moving Train Wreck’ in Collecting Data. There Are No Easy Fixes.
Recent payroll revisions have highlighted the challenges facing U.S. statistics agencies. Politics isn’t the issue, ...
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‘Something Wrong Here’: Scott Bessent Says BLS Took ‘Lazy Way’ Of Collecting ‘Corrupted’ Data
Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent said during a “Morning Joe” interview Thursday that the Bureau of Labor Statistics ...
Joe challenges Bessent on BLS shake-up: 'What evidence is there?'
After months of delays and extensions, President Donald Trump’s comprehensive and sweeping tariffs slate took effect Thursday ...
Why the market is shrugging off Trump's firing of the BLS chief
Markets appear unfazed by Trump's shocking move to fire the BLS chief. Stronger rate-cut odds and solid earnings are helping ...
Revisions are a common feature of any jobs report says former BLS commissioner
While the downward revision of May and June payroll growth by 258,000 marked the largest two-month downward revision to the ...
Help Wanted: A $195,000 Economist With More Than a Ph.D. to Run the BLS
The top job at the Bureau of Labor Statistics typically goes to an economist experienced in government or academia. Now it ...
The BLS Faces a ‘Slow-Moving Train Wreck.’ There Are No Easy Fixes.
Recent payroll revisions have highlighted the challenges facing U.S. statistics agencies. Politics isn’t the issue, ...
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Treasury Markets on Edge After White House Dismisses BLS Head
President Trump’s abrupt dismissal of Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner Erika McEntarfer, stemming from his mistrust of ...