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The jobs report is a big deal. Trump’s response is an even bigger one.
On Friday, the Bureau of Labor Statistics released a jobs report that upended the narrative pundits, journalists, government ...
5 things to know about the jobs report controversy that has economists defending government data
Response rates to government surveys have plummeted since COVID, but experts say that doesn't mean the numbers are wrong ...
Reed demands probe into Trump’s firing of official overseeing jobs data after dismal employment report
PROVIDENCE — US Senator Jack Reed is calling for a special investigation into President Trump’s abrupt firing of the commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics following a weaker-than-expected ...
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Trump’s war on reality: McEntarfer firing is another authoritarian step
Donald Trump has, since he first returned to the White House in January, been on a steady march towards authoritarianism, and ...
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Editorial: Will we ever trust another jobs report?
The downside of shooting a messenger for bearing bad news is it tends to isolate a leader from the facts necessary to make informed decisions.
Why it matters that Trump fired data chief
The US president fired Erika McEntarfer, head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, over job numbers. What’s the potential ...