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Trump removes official overseeing jobs data after dismal employment report
President Donald Trump on Friday had his team remove the head of the agency that produces the monthly jobs figures, after a ...
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 ...
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'Fire the data people': Trump ripped after jobless claims hit highest level since pandemic
The number of Americans collecting unemployment benefits for at least one week climbed to its highest point since November ...
Trump doubles down on his decision to fire BLS chief after disappointing jobs report
Co-host Joe Kernen tried to convince Trump that firing Dr. Erika McEntarfer after a disappointing jobs report could ...
US jobless claims edge up, but 'no-hire, no-fire' trend remains intact
The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits ticked up to the highest level in a month last week ...
Trump ‘has convinced himself’ jobs data manipulated for election: Haberman
New York Times journalist Maggie Haberman said Tuesday that President Trump “has convinced himself” that jobs data was ...
US labour data agency was teetering even before Donald Trump fired its chief
Donald Trump’s firing of the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics has exposed deepening fissures within a data agency vital ...