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Fact Check Team: Politicization or poor performance? Trump fires BLS commissioner
President Donald Trump fired Erika McEntarfer, the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), citing her mishandling of ...
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, ...
Former Trump advisor criticizes Trump’s timing on ousting America’s data czar: ‘Like firing the referee’
After a historic downward revision to jobs numbers, Trump fired the head of the BLS. But critics on both sides say the move ...
Trump doubles down on his decision to fire BLS chief after disappointing jobs report
President Donald Trump continues to claim without evidence that the jobs report was "totally rigged." ...
Fact check: Trump's claims jobless numbers were 'rigged'
Trump has falsely alleged that former BLS commissioner "faked" employment numbers before the 2024 election in order to better ...
Fact check: Trump’s claim that pre-election jobs revisions helped Democrats
The jobs report for July revealed that some 258,000 fewer jobs were added in May and June than previously reported.
Was This Summer’s Healthy Job Market A Mirage?
Plus, should you scrub your social media before your job hun, how AI can overlook top talent and Boeing defense workers go on ...
How Trump decided to fire a little-known statistician, sparking conspiracy theories about government data
President Donald Trump was fuming about the July jobs report signaling a significant slowdown in the economy when he recalled ...