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Trump adviser defends firing of labour data head over negative report

US President Donald Trump’s decision to dismiss the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) has sparked widespread ...

Padilla says investigation into Trump ‘certainly in order’ after BLS director fired

The California Democrat’s comments come two days after Trump fired BLS Commissioner Erika McEntarfer over the agency’s new employment numbers showing only 73,000 jobs being added in July and revealing ...

Until Trump Fired Her, She Was an Economist With Bipartisan Support

Erika McEntarfer led the agency that produced key data on jobs and inflation. Then July’s report showed a weakening economy, ...

Larry Summers says Trump's accusations of manipulated jobs numbers are ‘preposterous’

Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers blasted President Donald Trump's firing of a top Bureau of Labor Statistics official.

The Economist Trump Targeted Over ‘Rigged’ Jobs Data

McEntarfer led the Bureau of Labor Statistics through rocky times before the president dismissed her after an ugly jobs ...

California's Sen. Padilla on Next BLS Head

Sen. Alex Padilla, a California Democrat, says an investigation into the firing of Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner ...
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Trump Directs Team To Fire BLS Commissioner Erika McEntarfer After Jobs Report Revises May, June Numbers Downward By 258,000

President Donald Trump on Friday said he has directed his team to fire the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Dr. Erika McEntarfer, after the agency revised jobs numbers downwards by 258, ...