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‘Give me a break’: Trump says he hired Fed chair Powell as a ‘favor’ after CNBC host presses him on labor bureau firing
Trump defended his recent decision to fire head of BLS while distancing himself from his past decision to hire Fed chair ...
Fact Check: Former Labor Statistics Commisioner McEntarfer Was NOT 'Arrested By U.S. Navy JAG On Treason Charges'
Was Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner Erika McEntarfer arrested by "U.S. Navy JAG" on "treason charges" related to the ...
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Trump to name new Federal Reserve governor, Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner in coming days
Possible candidates for the Fed governor position include National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett, former Fed ...
The Alpena News2hOpinion
Trump destroys our source of information about jobs. This is beyond irresponsible.
I spent much of the 1990s as secretary of labor. One unit of the Labor Department is the Bureau of Labor Statistics. I was ...
The Labor Market Confirms That the Fed Has Made a Policy Error
As weak as the headline figures appear, it was the fine print that confirmed the Fed’s policy error. The government revised ...
The Bureau of Labor Denial
It isn’t easy being an economic adviser to President Trump.
Trump’s firing of Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner will prove damaging
President Trump’s decision to fire Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner Erika McEntarfer is unlikely to benefit the ...
Trump claims ‘my opinion…jobs numbers were rigged’ but gives no supporting facts
After Friday’s weak jobs report was released, prompting the firing of the Commissioner of Labor Statistics by President Trump ...