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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 ...

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 ...

Trump dismisses Labor Dept. official following weak jobs report; markets drop on employment data and tariffs news

Trump announces new tariffs on countries that haven't made deals with U.S. as stock market dips. Bureau of Labor Statistics ...

Joe: The more Trump talks about firing BLS commissioner the more he proves how wrong it was

President Donald Trump on Friday ordered the firing of the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, hours after a stunning ...

The jobs report that enraged Trump was flashing a recession warning sign

The bad news in last Friday’s jobs report may have been overshadowed when President Donald Trump fired the commissioner in ...