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President Donald Trump claimed without evidence that the massive revisions to the latest jobs report constituted a “scam.” ...
An anemic July jobs report boosted expectations the Federal Reserve might lower interest rates in September. Trump said the ...
Without evidence, Trump called the data "rigged" and implied that BLS Commissioner Erika McEntarfer manipulated the numbers ...
Trump fires Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner Erika McEntarfer after disappointing July jobs report, claiming the ...
On Friday, after the Bureau of Labor Statistics released a report showing weak July hiring numbers and significant downward ...
The Bureau of Labor Statistics announced an 818,000-job downward revision as part of a standard, annual review process in 2024. The agency didn’t keep this secret until after th ...
President Trump said he directed his team to fire the top Bureau of Labor Statistics official after the bureau issued a weak ...
President Donald Trump has fired Erika McEntarfer, the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), after the agency ...
A government agency best known for its number-crunching prowess became the target of the president’s criticism last week ...
Trump ordered the firing of Erika McEntarfer, the U.S. commissioner of Labor Statistics, accusing her without evidence of ...
National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett on Sunday defended Donald Trump’s decision to fire Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner Erika McEntarfer, claiming the president “wants his own ...
A spokesperson for BLS confirmed that McEntarfer “was terminated today” and that Deputy Commissioner William Wiatrowski will ...