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Trump removes official overseeing jobs data after dismal employment report

President Donald Trump on Friday had his team remove the head of the agency that produces the monthly jobs figures, after a ...

Trump doubles down on his decision to fire BLS chief after disappointing jobs report

President Donald Trump continues to claim without evidence that the jobs report was "totally rigged." ...

Trump ‘has convinced himself’ jobs data manipulated for election: Haberman

New York Times journalist Maggie Haberman said Tuesday that President Trump “has convinced himself” that jobs data was ...
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Trump right to fire official in charge of jobs numbers, Cassidy and Louisiana Senate rivals say

President Trump's decision to fire the Labor Department official who oversees the jobs report has prompted howls of protest. That's now the view of Sen. Bill Cassidy and his three Republican rivals.

Fact check: Trump's claims jobless numbers were 'rigged'

Since Friday, when the Bureau of Labor Statistics released its monthly jobs report, President Donald Trump has made repeated ...

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 ...

Strains at Jobs Data Bureau Left It Exposed to Trump's Attack

Job-market data is revised every month, but the latest changes caused a stir. They point to a challenge that has dogged the Bureau of Labor Statistics for years: a requirement to quickly produce ...