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Did DOGE contribute to the BLS jobs report that Trump hated? Economist Mark Zandi thinks so
E lon Musk’s DOGE may have completed much of its work in the federal bureaucracy, but the trickle-down effect from Musk’s ...
Economists push back on Trump’s assertion that July jobs data was ‘rigged’
Labor economist Aaron Sojourner said President Donald Trump’s decision to fire the Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner ...
How unusual are jobs numbers revisions? According to experts, they're a common feature.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics last week issued a steep downward revision to May and June's hiring numbers, prompting ...
Markets now betting Fed will cut rates in September after disappointing jobs report
The probability of a Federal Reserve rate cut in September jumped dramatically following weak employment data, with market ...
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 ...
July Jobs Report Shows Hiring Slowed: 5 Key Takeaways
The U.S. economy added 73,000 jobs in July, which is fewer than expected, as the unemployment rate increased to 4.2%.
The jobs data revisions that cost a US government statistician her job
The revisions to previous estimates of the size of U.S. payrolls gains for May and June that prompted President Donald Trump ...
Gen Z is ditching college and taking up ‘secure’ trade jobs—but new data shows office admin jobs are still safer, more stable, and less deadly
New research has revealed the safest jobs that the millions of unemployed non-grad Gen Z can apply for—and office admin roles ...