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Bostic: Labor Market Risks Rising, but a Lot of Data to Come Before September Meeting
Employment growth slowed and the unemployment rate rose in July, and new data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics showed a ...
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 pledged to announce a replacement soon.
Trump removes official overseeing jobs data after dismal employment report
Trump removed the head of the agency producing monthly jobs figures after a report showed hiring slowed in July and was weak ...
The jobs report that enraged Trump was flashing a recession warning sign
The bad news in last Friday’s jobs report may have been overshadowed when President Donald Trump fired the commissioner in ...
Why the jobs report numbers can change | What's the Deal?
What is the jobs report? The purpose of the report is to provide a snapshot of how the country is doing. Specifically, who's ...
US labour data agency was teetering even before Donald Trump fired its chief
The US president sacked BLS commissioner Erika McEntarfer hours after the agency on Friday published a gloomy July jobs ...
Trump’s Firing of BLS Chief Carries Big Risks, Experts Warn
After President Donald Trump unceremoniously fired the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics following Friday’s ...