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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 ...

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 ...

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." ...
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Trump fired a commissioner over bad jobs numbers. Nixon targeted a ‘Jewish cabal’ at the same agency

Fifty years-plus after Nixon demanded a tally of Jewish staffers at the BLS, Trump fired Erika McEntarfer over numbers he ...

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 ...

Fact Check: Former Labor Statistics Commisioner McEntarfer Was NOT 'Arrested By U.S. Navy JAG On Treason Charges'

Was Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner Erika McEntarfer arrested by "U.S. Navy JAG" on "treason charges" related to the ...

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 ...

White House searches for a new BLS chief with 'credibility' and 'experience'

Trump fired the previous head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics after he was unhappy with a weaker-than-expected July jobs ...