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Trump fires jobs report chief

White House economist backs Trump firing Labor stats head, hits 'partisan pattern' in jobs data: 'Propaganda'

National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett supports President Trump firing Bureau of Labor Statistics head, citing unreliable job data and revisions.

Business Insider on MSN · 2d

Trump fires Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner hours after disappointing July jobs report

The US added 73,000 jobs in July, and BLS sharply revised lower the number of jobs created in May and June. Following a disappointing jobs report on Friday, President Donald Trump fired the Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner.

USA TODAY on MSN · 1d

President Trump fires labor stats chief after calling jobs report 'phony'

President Trump fires labor bureau head after weak July jobs report, calls numbers “phony” and claims report was rigged.

Jobs numbers were bad — so Trump fired the Messenger

Bloomberg on MSN · 5h

Trump’s Former Jobs Data Chief Decries Firing of Successor

President Donald Trump’s firing of the chief labor statistician was criticized by her predecessor, who called it an unfounded move that will undermine confidence in a key data set on the US economy.

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Trump fires a senior official over jobs numbers

President Donald Trump has fired Dr. Erika McEntarfer, the commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, whom he accused of manipulating the monthly jobs reports for “political purposes.”

Yahoo · 1d

The jobs numbers were bad — so Trump fired the messenger

The Trump administration got some ugly jobs numbers today — so the president fired the official in charge of those numbers, posing the ominous possibility that such numbers will be altered to Trump’s liking in the future.

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The president fired the commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday after the agency published a negative jobs report.

Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers had choice words for President Donald Trump after he fired his stats boss over an ...

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Larry Summers says Trump's accusations of manipulated jobs numbers are ‘preposterous’

Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers blasted President Donald Trump's firing of a top Bureau of Labor Statistics official.

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Ex-Treasury Secretary Calls Trump Worse Than Nixon After Jobs Report Tantrum

The president unceremoniously sacked the Bureau of Labor Statistics' top boss after weak employment numbers were released ...

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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 ...

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US job growth stalls: Just 73,000 jobs added in July, with ‘stunning’ downward revisions to recent months

The US job market slowed substantially in July and was much weaker than first estimated for prior months, suggesting ...

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Employers added 73,000 jobs in July, falling short of forecasts

Employers across the U.S. added 73,000 jobs in July, a slowdown from previous months and a sign the labor market is ...

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The Economist Trump Targeted Over ‘Rigged’ Jobs Data

McEntarfer led the Bureau of Labor Statistics through rocky times before the president dismissed her after an ugly jobs ...

Big Downward Jobs Revisions Could Be a Warning Sign for the Economy

Employers added far fewer jobs in May and June than previously reported. Such downgrades have historically meant trouble for ...

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Eve Jobs’ Luxe Honeymoon Has an Unexpected Connection to Jeff Bezos & Lauren Sanchez’s

As many know, Steve Jobs’ daughter Eve Jobs got married last weekend to Olympian Harry Charles, specifically in the sleepy, ...

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