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WATCH: Biden jobs chart had 'gigantic error,' Trump right to fire BLS chief, economist says
During Oval Office meeting pro-Trump economist Steve Moore says the president made the right call to fire the head of Bureau ...
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Economist in Trump’s BLS fight: Job estimating due for revamp
President Trump fired the head of BLS after accusing the bureaucrat of revising downward recent monthly job tallies to make ...
White House searches for a new BLS chief with 'credibility' and 'experience'
Trump fired the previous head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics after he was unhappy with a weaker-than-expected July jobs ...
The BLS Faces a ‘Slow-Moving Train Wreck.’ There Are No Easy Fixes.
Recent payroll revisions have highlighted the challenges facing U.S. statistics agencies. Politics isn’t the issue, ...
Joe challenges Bessent on BLS shake-up: 'What evidence is there?'
After months of delays and extensions, President Donald Trump’s comprehensive and sweeping tariffs slate took effect Thursday ...
Firing the BLS chief was a petulant move, says former CEA chair Greg Mankiw
Greg Mankiw, Harvard University economics professor and former CEA chairman, joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss the fallout from ...
The BLS Isn’t Alone in Facing Data Challenges; U.K. Has Them Too
For years, the U.K.’s main economic statistics agency has faced growing scrutiny about how it collects employment data.
How to Know When to Freak Out about Data Manipulation at BLS
Victoria Guida is an economics correspondent at POLITICO and author of Capital Letter, a reported column that probes policies ...