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Why does the Labor Department revise jobs reports? Here are 3 reasons
The Bureau of Labor Statistics' jobs report revisions are standard practice to improve data accuracy as more businesses ...
Republican senators raise concerns about Trump's firing of Labor Department official
Trump fired the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday after the agency released a jobs report that showed a ...
Get the Facts: How Bureau of Labor Statistics reports influence U.S. economy
The Bureau of Labor Statistics plays a crucial role in shaping U.S. economic policy through its reports, which can influence ...
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’s labor statistics shake-up sparks anxiety over future economic data
President Trump’s firing of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) commissioner is raising concerns about whether her replacement could manipulate job numbers to work in his favor. The traditionally ...
‘Not possible’ for commissioner to have ‘influence’ over labor data: Fmr. BLS Chief William Beach
Former Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner William Beach joins Meet the Press NOW to react to President Trump’s decision ...
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 ...
Democrats bash Trump, GOP over disappointing jobs report: ‘Awful’
Democrats on Capitol Hill are hammering President Trump and his GOP allies for Friday’s underwhelming jobs report. Released by the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the analysis revealed ...