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Economists push back on Trump’s assertion that July jobs data was ‘rigged’

Labor economist Aaron Sojourner said President Donald Trump’s decision to fire the Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner shakes public trust in government data. He said BLS staff members have

al.com · 48m

Trump doesn’t trust jobs data, but these experts do

Trump has focused on the revisions to the May and June data, which on Friday were revised lower, with job gains in May reduced to 19,000 from 144,000, and for June to just 14,000 from 147,000. Every month’s jobs data is revised in the following two months.

Insider on MSN · 39m

The BLS does have a jobs data problem, but it's not what Trump says

President Donald Trump fired the commissioner of the BLS after a disappointing jobs report. It likely won't help the data get better.

Trump, CNBC

NJ.com · 55m

CNBC host pushes back on Trump over ‘rigged’ report: ‘Give me a break’

CNBC anchor Joe Kernen questioned President Donald Trump on Tuesday over his claims about a recent jobs report. A revised report released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday found that hiring had slowed in July and was much weaker in May and June than initially recorded.

USA TODAY on MSN · 27m

Trump's claims of 'rigged' jobs numbers challenged by CNBC host

CNBC news anchor Joe Kernen confronted President Trump over firing the top labor statistics chief, saying it "undermines confidence in the system."

CBS News · 45m

Fact-checking Trump's claim on Bureau of Labor Statistics data being "rigged"

President Trump's firing of the Bureau of Labor Statistics chief following a lackluster jobs report has sparked debate over how the agency gets its data. Ben Casselman, the chief economics correspondent for the New York Times,

Donald Trump, Bureau of Labor Statistics

TIME on MSN · 19h

Trump Fires Labor Statistics Chief After Jobs Report

President Donald Trump directed his Administration on Friday to fire the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, after the agency released a report that showed that the U.S. added fewer jobs in July than many economists had expected,

MSNBC · 21h

Trump says he will appoint new Labor Stats Commissioner in 3-4 days

After a weak jobs report on Friday, President Trump promptly fired the Commissioner of Labor Statistics and says he will appoint a new one in 3-4 days. NBC News’ Business and Data Correspondent Brian Cheung breaks it all down.

Daily Journal · 21h

Trump says to name new labor statistics chief this week

President Donald Trump said Monday that he would pick an "exceptional replacement" to his labor statistics chief, days after ordering her dismissal as a report showed weakness in the US

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In rejecting the jobs report, Trump follows his own playbook of discrediting unfavorable data

Trump has a go-to playbook if the numbers reveal uncomfortable realities, and that’s to discredit or conceal the figures and ...

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Trump fired the BLS chief for a bad jobs report. Here’s how those numbers are gathered

The Bureau of Labor Statistics uses surveys to collect economic data including employment counts, wages and inflation.

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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.” ...

Trump Has Unhinged Excuse for Firing BLS Chief Over Jobs Report

Trump abruptly fired Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner Erika McEntarfer on Friday after the release of the report, ...

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In his own words: Trump's comments over the past year on the jobs report

In firing the head of the agency that produces monthly jobs figures, President Donald Trump alleged that the recent ...

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‘Wrong, wrong, and wrong:’ CNN fact checks Trump’s job report claims

CNN’s John Berman fact checks President Donald Trump’s claims on jobs report revisions during an interview with CNBC’s ...

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Tracking Trump: Trump attacks the jobs report; a VA proposal to end abortion services; Pirro confirmed as U.S. attorney; and more

Trump proposed restrictions on VA hospitals providing abortions. The Senate confirmed Fox host Jeanine Pirro as U.S. attorney ...

The Latest: Global Markets Mostly Gain After Trump Tariffs and Jobs Report Sent Wall Street Tumbling

Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 index lost 1.3%, bouncing back from bigger losses earlier in the day to finish at 40,290.70. The Hang Seng ...

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