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Trump axes Labor Statistics chief after his poor jobs report: ‘I believe the numbers were phony ... so I fired her’
UPDATED: Following a jobs report Friday that showed the U.S. labor market slowing, Donald Trump took aim at the statistics ...
Trump fires labor statistics boss hours after the release of weak jobs report
Without evidence, Trump called the data "rigged" and implied that BLS Commissioner Erika McEntarfer manipulated the numbers ...
Trump's long history of bashing jobs report numbers dates back to 2016: ANALYSIS
Trump's history of criticizing the Bureau of Labor Statistics' jobs report has surfaced in the wake of his decision to fire ...
Trump, Claiming Weak Jobs Numbers Were ‘Rigged,’ Fires Labor Official
Economists said ousting the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics could undermine confidence in government economic data.
Trump fires Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner hours after disappointing July jobs report
Following a disappointing jobs report on Friday, President Donald Trump fired the Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner. Dr ...
Trump fires Biden-appointed Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner after bad jobs report: ‘Numbers were RIGGED’
A spokesperson for BLS confirmed that McEntarfer “was terminated today” and that Deputy Commissioner William Wiatrowski will ...
Trump Administration Live Updates: Hassett Defends Firing of Top Labor Official Over Weak Jobs Numbers
Historic preservation experts are raising concerns over the feasibility of President Trump’s plans to complete large-scale ...
Trump Didn't Like the July Jobs Report. So He Fired the Head of Labor Statistics
President Donald Trump called for the commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics to be dismissed, alleging there were ...