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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.
Larry Summers says Trump's accusations of manipulated jobs numbers are ‘preposterous’
Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers blasted President Donald Trump's firing of a top Bureau of Labor Statistics official.
The U.S. job market was weak in July, and previous months were worse than thought
Sharp revisions of government data show the U.S. created 33,000 jobs total in May and June, while July’s number came in soft, ...
Economy added just 73,000 jobs in July: The key facts and figures
The headline The economy added 73,000 jobs in July and the unemployment rate rose a tenth of a percentage point to 4.2%, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday. Investors had expected roughly ...
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Trump’s firing of BLS official casts shadow on federal data gathering
Donald Trump isn’t the first president to struggle over official data, with agencies like the Bureau of Labor Statistics. But ...
White House Defends Firing of Labor Official as Critics Warn of Trust Erosion
McEntarfer's firing added to growing concerns about the quality of U.S. economic data and came on the heels of a raft of new ...