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BLS chief Trump accused of data fraud responds to firing

The president responded to the lackluster July jobs report by directing his team to fire the chief of the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Former Trump Labor Official Blasts Firing Of BLS Chief After Disappointing Jobs Report

Bill Beach, who led the Bureau of Labor Statistics under Trump, says the president's claim of a rigged report "betrays a misunderstanding" and "undermines credibility" in the government's statistical system.

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Trump fires labor statistics boss hours after the release of weak jobs report

Without evidence, Trump called the data "rigged" and implied that BLS Commissioner Erika McEntarfer manipulated the numbers "for political purposes."

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White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett defends Trump's firing of labor statistics head

White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett on Sunday defended President Donald Trump’s decision to fire the head of the ...

Former Treasury Chief Summers Calls Trump's BLS Claim 'Preposterous'

Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers said President Trump accusing Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner Erika McEntarfer of “faking” the July jobs report for political purposes was “preposterous ...

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Stunning revisions show US added 258K fewer jobs than first reported

The U.S. added 258,000 fewer jobs in May and June than the Labor Department first reported, according to federal data ...

US Job Growth Slowed In July

The U. S. economy added 73,000 nonfarm payroll jobs in July, according to data released Friday by the Bureau of Labor ...

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