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BLS, Trump and jobs data

CBS News on MSN · 1d

How unusual are jobs numbers revisions? According to experts, they're a common feature.

While the downward revision of May and June payroll growth by 258,000 marked the largest two-month downward revision to the jobs numbers since 1968, revisions themselves are not uncommon. Revisions are "a feature, not a bug" of the agency's reporting process, Erica Groshen, former BLS commissioner under the Obama administration told CBS MoneyWatch.

BBC on MSN · 2d

Why were US job numbers which riled Trump revised down by so much?

President Trump has fired the head of the US Bureau of Labor Statistics after the department revised down job numbers which he said were "rigged".

Business Insider on MSN · 1d

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.

Trump, jobs and Bureau of Labor Statistics

Fox News on MSN · 2d

Trump fires labor official over weak jobs number, orders criminal probes of past opponents

Trump fires Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner Erika McEntarfer after disappointing July jobs report, claiming the 73,000 job gain figure was rigged against Republicans.

Deseret News on MSN · 2d

Trump fired the BLS chief for a bad jobs report. Here’s how those numbers are gathered

The Bureau of Labor Statistics uses surveys to collect economic data including employment counts, wages and inflation.

HuffPost on MSN · 2d

Trump's Former Labor Statistics Chief Says There's 'No Way' Jobs Numbers Were 'Rigged'

William Beach criticized the president for the shock firing of Erika McEntarfer, his successor at the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Official jobs numbers show it's a bad time to be looking for work—unless you're in this field

The U.S. economy added just 73,000 nonfarm jobs in July, according to the latest jobs report from the Bureau of Labor ...

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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.

Beyond the Jobs Numbers: A Deeper Look at U.S. Employment Trends

Kory Kantenga, Head of Economics Americas at LinkedIn, unpacks Friday’s jobs numbers, labor force trends, and signals of a ...

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Fact check: No evidence for Trump's claims of ‘rigged' or ‘phony' job numbers

Hours after the Bureau of Labor Statistics released employment data showing slow job growth for July and prior months, ...

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Trump claims ‘my opinion…jobs numbers were rigged’ but gives no supporting facts

After Friday’s weak jobs report was released, prompting the firing of the Commissioner of Labor Statistics by President Trump ...

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

Trump blasted Erika McEntarfer, the now-former commissioner of Labor Statistics, after the release of some disappointing jobs ...

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The real problem with America's jobs data

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

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Former General Electric CEO Jack Welch once claimed the jobs numbers were faked. How did that turn out?

Former General Electric CEO Jack Welch once claimed the jobs numbers were faked. How did that turn out? In today’s CEO Daily: ...

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