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Trump fires head of labor statistics bureau after weak jobs report: Recap
An anemic July jobs report boosted expectations the Federal Reserve might lower interest rates in September. Trump said the ...
Trump vs. the Bureau of Labor Statistics: Why This Firing Could Burn Your Finances
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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 to fire Bureau of Labor Statistics head Erika McEntarfer after jobs report
President Trump said he directed his team to fire Bureau of Labor Statistics head Erika McEntarfer following a dismal jobs ...
Hassett says Trump ‘wants his own people’ at the Bureau of Labor Statistics after firing commissioner
National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett on Sunday defended Donald Trump’s decision to fire Bureau of Labor ...
Fallout from Bureau of Labor and Statistics firing as new tariffs go into effect
President Trump fired the BLS chair Erika McEntarfer on Friday, claiming without evidence that jobs data was manipulated, and ...
Labor statistics agency aims to calm furor after Trump fires commissioner
The interim Bureau of Labor Statistics head emailed staff, passing along a message from fired commissioner Erika McEntarfer.
Erika McEntarfer educational qualification and career path: How an economist rose to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics before being fired by Trump
Erika McEntarfer, commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, was controversially fired by US President Donald Trump ...
Who is Erika McEntarfer fired by Donald Trump as head of Labor Statistics department? Why was she asked to step down?
Erika McEntarfer was a longtime US government employee who bore the brunt of President Trump’s unhappiness with Friday’s jobs ...
The president fired Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner Dr. Erika McEntarfer after a bad jobs report on Friday.
MSNBC host Joe Scarborough torched President Donald Trump for firing his top economic statistician in what the host called a fact-free tirade. “Less is more on this issue,” Scarborough said on Morning ...
Fired Labor Bureau Commissioner Speaks Out After Trump Firing Over Job Numbers
Erika McEntarfer, BLS Commissioner, expressed gratitude for her role and colleagues amid political turmoil. Importance of ...