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Trump’s baseless ‘manipulated’ data claim in firing BLS chief Erika McEntarfer follows long history
William Beach, who was Trump’s first-term Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner, called the firing "baseless" and "damaging" in a letter co-signed by Erica Groshen, who preceded Beach and was ...
Trump fires commissioner of labor statistics after weaker-than-expected jobs figures slam markets
Trump accused BLS Commissioner Erika McEntarfer of being a political appointee who was manipulating jobs data.
Trump sacks BLS chief after poor jobs report, as credibility of U.S. economic data comes under fire
President Trump on Friday fired the head of the government agency that produces the monthly jobs report, claiming without ...
Trump fires BLS commissioner after U.S. added only 73,000 jobs in July
Jobs growth was slower than expected in July, and the unemployment rate rose, showing signs of trouble for the labor market.
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'Chaos': Dems batter Trump as they launch all guns blazing attack on abysmal jobs report
The shockingly weak July jobs report sentthe country reeling Friday, with Democratic lawmakers sounding the alarm that the ...
Democrats bash Trump, GOP over disappointing jobs report: ‘Awful’
Democrats on Capitol Hill are hammering President Trump and his GOP allies for Friday’s underwhelming jobs report. Released by the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the analysis revealed ...