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Economists push back on Trump’s assertion that July jobs data was ‘rigged’
Labor economist Aaron Sojourner said President Donald Trump’s decision to fire the Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner ...
Trump doubles down on his decision to fire BLS chief after disappointing jobs report
President Donald Trump continues to claim without evidence that the jobs report was "totally rigged." ...
Trump Says Bessent Won’t Be Fed Nominee, Doubles Down on ‘Rigged’ Job Data Claim
P resident Donald Trump doubled down on claims that the Bureau of Labor Statistics had “ rigged ” jobs data during a Tuesday ...
Economy Updates: After a Weak Jobs Report, Trump Fires That Agency’s Commissioner
Hours after data showed cracks in the U.S. economy, President Trump said without evidence that Erika McEntarfer “rigged” the ...
Trump to announce Fed appointments soon; Bessent will stay in Treasury job
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he would "shortly" announce his pick for an open seat on the Federal Reserve's ...
Why were US job numbers which riled Trump revised down by so much?
President Trump has fired the head of the US Bureau of Labor Statistics after the department revised down job numbers which ...
Republicans Suddenly Distrust Jobs Data After Trump Fires Statistics Chief
President Trump’s decision to fire the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics forced his allies into the awkward spot of ...
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.” ...