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Trump fired the labor statistics chief and the markets shrugged. That’s concerning.

Trump fired the labor statistics chief and the markets shrugged. That’s concerning.

Trump Orders Firing of Bureau of Labor Statistics Chief

Lori Chavez-DeRemer, who as Labor Secretary oversees the BLS, wrote on social media that she supports Trump’s decision to ...

Who is Erika McEntarfer, the Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner fired by Trump?

Erika McEntarfer, the commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, has been fired after releasing a jobs report that ...

Trump's firing of the labor statistics chief could lead to a financial crisis

Government economic data can no longer be trusted or relied upon under this administration. That has consequences.

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.” ...
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Trump’s firing of the Bureau of Labor Statistics chief over baseless data claims follows a familiar pattern

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 ...

The Bureau of Labor Statistics Is Not the Problem

Losing highly reliable, accurate and transparent data on the health of the world’s largest economy would be perilous.

Trump vs. the Bureau of Labor Statistics: Why This Firing Could Burn Your Finances

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Trump yammers that he’s the victim of rigged statistics. But he’s the rigger in chief.

On Tuesday, Texas Sen. John Cornyn, desperate for Trump’s endorsement as he seeks reelection, tried to show some MAGA muscle ...