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Trump Seeks Bigger Overhaul at Labor Statistics Bureau, Adviser Says
Kevin Hassett said the president wants his own people at the agency to provide “more transparent and reliable” jobs data.
White House economist backs Trump firing Labor stats head, hits 'partisan pattern' in jobs data: 'Propaganda'
National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett supports President Trump firing Bureau of Labor Statistics head, citing ...
White House Defends Firing of Labor Official as Critics Warn of Trust Erosion
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -White House economic advisers on Sunday defended President Donald Trump's firing of the head of the ...
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 jobs report that enraged Trump was flashing a recession warning sign
The bad news in last Friday’s jobs report may have been overshadowed when President Donald Trump fired the commissioner in ...
In Rejecting the Jobs Report, Trump Follows His Own Playbook of Discrediting Unfavorable Data
And on Friday, when the July jobs report revisions showed a distressed economy, Trump had an answer: He fired the official in ...
Former head of BLS dismisses Trump claim of ‘rigged’ jobs report
President Trump fired the commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, claiming that last week’s jobs report “was rigged” ...