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BLS does have a jobs data problem

Former BLS commissioner says there are better ways to collect data for jobs reports

Bureau of Labor Statistics faces scrutiny over data collection methods following disappointing July jobs report that missed economist estimates by 37,000 positions.

POLITICO on MSN · 3d

How to Know When to Freak Out about Data Manipulation at BLS

The administration argues Commissioner Erika McEntarfer was removed for incompetence, but the most avid consumers of the agency’s data — top economists and key figures on Wall Street — worry it was because Trump did not like what that data said.

Business Insider on MSN · 4d

The BLS does have a jobs data problem, but it's not what Trump says

President Donald Trump fired the commissioner of the BLS after a disappointing jobs report. It likely won't help the data get better.

Bureau of Labor Statistics, jobs and Donald Trump

CNN on MSN · 5d

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.” Yet revisions by the BLS were neither historic nor evidence of corruption.

The Journalist's Resource · 21h

How and why the Bureau of Labor Statistics revises U.S. job numbers

The federal Bureau of Labor Statistics regularly publishes a suite of reports and datasets that businesses, journalists, government agencies and the public use to understand the health of the U.S. economy. The monthly Employment Situation — sometimes called the jobs report — is one of the most widely covered.

CBS News on MSN · 6d

Trump fires Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner after disappointing job numbers

President Trump said he ordered his administration to fire Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner Erika McEntarfer after the July jobs report.

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Trump invites Project 2025 author to present economic data after jobs report showing rising Black unemployment

The president attempted to tell a different story about the U.S. economy than what the latest job report revealed. President ...

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Trump stokes conspiracies about jobs data, as White House defends firing BLS chief

The comments are the latest effort by the White House to undercut economic data that does not fit within Trump's political ...

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Trump says he doesn’t trust the jobs data, but Wall Street and economists do

The recent revisions downward were unusually large, but there are many factors that require updating numbers, and rigging the data would be difficult.

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WATCH: Biden jobs chart had 'gigantic error'; Trump right to fire BLS chief, economist says

During an Oval Office meeting, pro-Trump economist Steve Moore said the president made the right call to fire the head of Bureau of Labor Statistics given faulty jobs projections.

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US Fed's Bowman: Latest jobs data stiffens support for three rate cuts in 2025

The Federal Reserve's vice chair of supervision, Michelle Bowman, on Saturday said recent weak job data underscores her ...

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President Trump Fires BLS Chief Following Poor Jobs Report, Fueling Fears of Political Interference in Economic Data

President Trump fired the BLS chief after a poor jobs report, amid concerns of meddling in economic data reporting and issues ...

Why America’s jobs data may be getting it wrong

The rise of entrepreneurship and AI-driven solopreneurs is reshaping the labor market—but U.S. data hasn’t caught up.

Why the B.L.S. Regularly Revises Jobs Data

President Trump fired the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics last week and described a jobs report that included a big ...

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