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Trump Defends Firing of Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner

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,

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Labor statistics agency aims to calm furor after Trump fires commissioner

The Bureau of Labor Statistics signaled to staff members Monday morning that work would continue as usual at the statistical agency, where President Donald Trump fired the top official Friday over a bleak jobs report.

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Trump's Former Labor Statistics Chief Says There's 'No Way' Jobs Numbers Were 'Rigged'

William Beach criticized the president for the shock firing of Erika McEntarfer, his successor at the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Why does the Labor Department revise jobs reports? Here are 3 reasons

The Bureau of Labor Statistics' jobs report revisions are standard practice to improve data accuracy as more businesses ...

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President to Name Labor Statistics Official in Days After Firing Last One

Kevin Hassett, the director of the White House National Economic Council, on Sunday defended President Trump’s decision to ...

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Social Security’s COLA is now at risk after Trump’s shock firing at the Labor Department

P resident Donald Trump’s firing of the commissioner of labor statistics, Erika McEntarfer, on Friday raises serious risks ...

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Ex-Trump official criticizes him for firing head of statistics agency

An official who ran the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics during President Donald Trump’s first term is criticizing Trump ...

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‘Give me a break’: Trump says he hired Fed chair Powell as a ‘favor’ after CNBC host presses him on labor bureau firing

Trump defended his recent decision to fire head of BLS while distancing himself from his past decision to hire Fed chair ...

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White House defends firing of labor official as critics warn of trust erosion

By Doina Chiacu and Jasper Ward WASHINGTON (Reuters) -White House economic advisers on Sunday defended President Donald Trump ...

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