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Trump says the Bureau of Labor Statistics orchestrated a ‘scam.’ Here’s how the jobs report really works

President Donald Trump claimed without evidence that the massive revisions to the latest jobs report constituted a “scam.” Yet revisions by the BLS were neither historic nor evidence of corruption.

Yahoo · 1h

Trump now claims July jobs report 'was RIGGED'

President Trump on Monday took to social media to claim "Last week's Job's Report was RIGGED, just like the numbers prior to the Presidential Election were Rigged.'

NBC News on MSN · 2d

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 "for political purposes."

Trump, Economic Data

The New York Times · 1d

Until Trump Fired Her, She Was an Economist With Bipartisan Support

Erika McEntarfer led the agency that produced key data on jobs and inflation. Then July’s report showed a weakening economy, and President Trump accused her of “rigging” the numbers.

Newsweek on MSN · 1h

Donald Trump gets even more bad news on US economy

Analysts expect more jobs data revisions in 2025, after Friday's payrolls report led to the firing of America's chief employment statistician.

The New Republic on MSN · 15m

Trump Is Desperately Trying to Rig Economic Data In His Favor

On Friday, Donald Trump fired Erika McEntarfer, the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, for the crime of doing her job. Earlier that day, the BLMS had released new jobs numbers that showed anemic growth in July—just 73,

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Trump stokes conspiracies about jobs data, as White House defends firing BLS chief

The comments are the latest effort by the White House to undercut economic data that does not fit within Trump's political narrative.

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5 things to know for August 4: Jobs report, Texas redistricting, Montana bar shooting, Abortion, Covid-19

He fired Commissioner Erika McEntarfer on Friday, shortly after the release of a weaker-than-expected jobs report that showed ...

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The Latest: Global markets mostly gain after Trump tariffs and jobs report sent Wall Street tumbling

Global shares advanced Monday after Wall Street had its worst day since May following the release of weak U.S. jobs data and ...

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‘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 ...

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Trump’s rewriting of reality on jobs numbers is chilling, but it could backfire

When authoritarianism encroaches, apologists often present a strongman’s power grabs as rational — even imperative for the ...

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