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Trump Seeks Bigger Overhaul at Labor Statistics Bureau, Adviser Says
Kevin Hassett said the president wants his own people at the agency to provide “more transparent and reliable” jobs data.
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 ...
The president fired the commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday after the agency published a negative jobs report.
Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers had choice words for President Donald Trump after he fired his stats boss over an ...
The Bureau of Labor Denial
It isn’t easy being an economic adviser to President Trump.
Trump economic adviser fires back at NBC host over 'shooting the messenger' claim about BLS firing
WH Economic Council director Kevin Hassett was pressed repeatedly on President Donald Trump's decision to fire the labor ...
Stunning revisions show US added 258K fewer jobs than first reported
The U.S. added 258,000 fewer jobs in May and June than the Labor Department first reported, according to federal data ...
US Job Growth Slowed In July
The U. S. economy added 73,000 nonfarm payroll jobs in July, according to data released Friday by the Bureau of Labor ...
Larry Summers Eviscerates Trump for Firing Numbers Chief: ‘Really Scary Stuff’
Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers had choice words for President Donald Trump after he fired his stats boss over an ...