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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 ...
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 ...
Revisions are a common feature of any jobs report says former BLS commissioner
While the downward revision of May and June payroll growth by 258,000 marked the largest two-month downward revision to the ...
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Trump Fires BLS Commissioner Over Bad Jobs Report: How It Happened
When the economic news is bad, Trump thinks he can just shoot the messenger. Here’s how the firing played out, as well as ...
U.S. Enters Uncharted Waters With Next Jobs Report
Thousands of invisible, far-reaching decisions flow from the stream of reports the BLS compiles. When faith in the government ...
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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‘The neutrality of the agency has been eliminated:’ Stats-based feds decry BLS chief’s firing
Employees express concern Trump's firing of the commissioner, which followed a weak jobs report, will lead to future ...
Why the B.L.S. Regularly Revises Jobs Data
President Trump fired the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics last week and described a jobs report that included a big ...