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BLS, Trump and White House

White House searches for a new BLS chief with 'credibility' and 'experience'

Trump fired the previous head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics after he was unhappy with a weaker-than-expected July jobs report.

MSNBC · 4h

Trump White House doubles down on BLS commissioner firing

The Trump administration is struggling to defend its firing of Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner, Erika McEntarfer. Gene Sperling and Peter Goodman discuss on The Eleventh Hour.

MarketWatch on MSN · 10h

There’s no sure cure for what ails the U.S. jobs report. Trump’s BLS firing could make matters worse.

President Trump’s pick to run the federal agency that produces the critical U.S. jobs report might not be able to make it more reliable — and a new commissioner could even make the problems worse.

Trump, BLS and Fed

Markets Insider on MSN · 7h

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 investors look past the news.

UPI News on MSN · 16h

Trump says he'll name BLS, Fed appointments in the next 3 to 4 days

President Donald Trump plans to fill two important economic vacancies in the next 3-4 days, he said Sunday. The BLS commissioner and a vacancy on the Fed board.

Wall Street Journal · 1d

Trump Says He Will Name New Fed Governor, BLS Head This Week

President Trump said he plans to name a replacement this week for a Federal Reserve governor who unexpectedly resigned. Adriana Kugler's departure, slated for Friday, provides an opportunity fo

12hon MSN

Trump fired the BLS chief for a bad jobs report. Here’s how those numbers are gathered

The Bureau of Labor Statistics uses surveys to collect economic data including employment counts, wages and inflation.

8hon MSN

Revisions are a common feature of any jobs report says former BLS commissioner

The Bureau of Labor Statistics last week issued a steep downward revision to May and June's hiring numbers, prompting ...

16hon MSN

Bank of America's CEO responds to weak jobs report that spurred Trump firing of BLS chief

Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan said there must be better ways to collect employment data after President Trump fired the ...

6hon MSN

Nebraska Republican faces rowdy town hall with questions about Epstein files and fired BLS chief

In between, the Nebraska Republican was consistently heckled while responding to questions about releasing more information ...

11h

Former BLS commissioner explains damage of Trump's BLS firing

President Trump's surprise firing of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) commissioner has raised concerns about potential ...

1don MSN

Trump calls fired BLS commissioner's job numbers the 'biggest miscalculations in over 50 years'

U.S. President Donald Trump accused BLS Commissioner Erika McEntarfer of faking employment data to all-time highs before the ...

10hon MSN

Trump’s BLS Firing Tests Wall Street’s Reliance on Government Data

Some fear a decline in the world-leading economic statistics underpinning U.S. markets ...

20h

Fallout from Trump’s BLS shake-up

Trump turned years of skepticism about government economic data into action, firing the BLS commissioner after a ...

10hon MSN

The ‘Trust America’ Trade Is Under Threat. Why the Jobs Report, BLS Firing, and Fed Resignation Sparked Market Jitters.

The stock market did a nosedive on Friday on worries that the U.S. economy may be weaker than previously thought and that ...

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After Trump sacks BLS boss, Democrats fear these seven words the most

President Trump's declaration that "we need people that we can trust" after his firing of the BLS commissioner has left ...

9hon MSN

Real Strains Inside the BLS Made It Vulnerable to Trump’s Accusations

Staffing shortfalls have forced the BLS to stop collecting prices in Lincoln, Neb.; Provo, Utah; and Buffalo, N.Y. In the ...

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