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Why does the federal jobs report get revised?

Revisions to the jobs report issued by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) are at the center of a political firestorm after ...

Bank of America's CEO responds to weak jobs report that spurred Trump firing of BLS chief

Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan said there must be better ways to collect employment data after President Trump fired the ...

There’s no sure cure for what ails the U.S. jobs report. Trump’s BLS firing could make matters worse.

President Trump’s pick to run the federal agency that produces the critical U.S. jobs report might not be able to make it ...
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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 ...

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

President Trump fired the BLS commissioner after a disappointing July jobs report. The BLS is an independent agency that operates under the Labor Department. BLS jobs data comes from surveys of U.S.

Trump doubles down on his decision to fire BLS chief after disappointing jobs report

President Donald Trump continues to claim without evidence that the jobs report was "totally rigged." ...