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Did DOGE contribute to the BLS jobs report that Trump hated? Economist Mark Zandi thinks so
E lon Musk’s DOGE may have completed much of its work in the federal bureaucracy, but the trickle-down effect from Musk’s ...
Trump removes official overseeing jobs data after dismal employment report
Trump removed the head of the agency producing monthly jobs figures after a report showed hiring slowed in July and was weak ...
Fact check: Trump’s claim that pre-election jobs revisions helped Democrats
The jobs report for July revealed that some 258,000 fewer jobs were added in May and June than previously reported.
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 ...
The jobs report that enraged Trump was flashing a recession warning sign
The bad news in last Friday’s jobs report may have been overshadowed when President Donald Trump fired the commissioner in ...
Trump says he doesn't trust the jobs data, but Wall Street and economists do
The monthly jobs report is already closely-watched on Wall Street and in Washington but has taken on a new importance after ...
‘Trust America’ Trade Under Threat: Why the Jobs Report, BLS Firing, and Fed Resignation Sparked Market Jitters
A so-called “sell America” trade, which led in part to the weakest 7-month stretch for the dollar in five decades, developed ...
White House Says Terrible Jobs Data 'Must Be a Typo'
The White House believes unusual jobs data revisions prove the recently fired Bureau of Labor chief was manipulating statistics.