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Trump fires jobs report chief

Larry Summers says Trump's accusations of manipulated jobs numbers are ‘preposterous’

Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers called President Donald Trump's baseless accusation that the top Bureau of Labor Statistics official manipulated jobs report numbers "a preposterous charge" on Sunday.

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Trump fires jobs report chief, says numbers were manipulated

Friday’s jobs report showed that just 73,000 jobs were added last month and that 258,000 fewer jobs were created in May and June than previously estimated.

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Trump fires US jobs data chief amid market slump, tariff backlash

United States President Donald Trump has sparked widespread controversy by firing Erika McEntarfer, the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), just hours after the agency released disappointing job figures that rattled financial markets.

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Trump fires a senior official over jobs numbers

President Donald Trump has fired Dr. Erika McEntarfer, the commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, whom he accused of ...

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The former New Jersey governor said Trump just wanted “someone to blame” for poor job numbers.

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie ripped President Donald Trump as a “petulant child” on Sunday for his dramatic firing ...

Trump, Claiming Weak Jobs Numbers Were ‘Rigged,’ Fires Labor Official

Economists said ousting the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics could undermine confidence in government economic data.

Donald Trump Freaks Out Over Job Numbers, Orders Firing: Live Updates

President Donald Trump fired the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Erika McEntarfer, after the agency’s latest jobs ...

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Steve Moore warns job creation numbers are ‘increasingly unreliable’ amid weak July report

Former Trump economic advisor Steve Moore discusses the July jobs report and President Donald Trump’s efforts to make a new trade deal with Canada on ‘Fox News Live.’ ...

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Trump Administration Live Updates: Hassett Defends Firing of Top Labor Official Over Weak Jobs Numbers

Historic preservation experts are raising concerns over the feasibility of President Trump’s plans to complete large-scale ...

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Trump Fires BLS Chief Over Job Data ‘Tampering’ as Hassett Calls for Fresh Leadership

National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett criticized the accuracy of recent job numbers and called for a review of the ...

Why Jobs Numbers Were Revised Sharply Downward for June, May

Job market data get revised every month. But rarely are the revisions as negative as the ones in Friday’s employment report.

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New tariffs, alarming job numbers and a high-profile firing: A wild week for the Trump economy

Tariffs putting the squeeze on businesses and consumers while bringing in billions of dollars for the United States ...

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Why job numbers change: Understanding the latest revisions

President Trump fired the BLS commissioner after a weak July jobs report but revisions are a standard part of the process.

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WH Economic Advisor: Big Downward Revision To Jobs Numbers A "Puzzle," "I Thought It Must Be A Typo"

National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett told "FOX News Sunday" that massive downward revisions to official jobs numbers for the past few months are a "puzzle," and "a fresh set of eyes" is ...