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Chris Christie Slams Trump as ‘Petulant Child’ over Jobs Report Move

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie ripped President Donald Trump as a “petulant child” on Sunday for his dramatic firing ...

Trump Suggests Ex-BLS Chief Manipulated Past Report

After administration officials spent the morning on the Sunday talk show circuit defending President Trump's firing of the ...

Ex-Treasury Secretary Calls Trump Worse Than Nixon After Jobs Report Tantrum

The president unceremoniously sacked the Bureau of Labor Statistics' top boss after weak employment numbers were released ...

Economist slams Trump for undermining job data credibility

President Trump fired the Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner, slamming her for a weak jobs report and claiming she ‘rigged’ the data. Former Council of Economic Advisers Chair Jared Bernstein ...

White House economist calls for 'fresh set of eyes at the BLS' after weak jobs report

National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett discusses the latest jobs report, the firing of the labor statistics chief and the consumer impact of tariffs on 'Fox News Sunday.' ...
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Trump Reveals Plan to Cook the Books After Terrible Jobs Report

Donald Trump is firing the commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Prepare to question all official economic data ...
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July's jobs report included big downward revisions: Here's why the numbers change

July's jobs report came with stunning revisions to data that the U.S. Department of Labor had previously reported for May and ...

Job Growth Lowered by 258,000 for May and June Revisions

Revisions to payroll estimates have almost become commonplace in recent years, but the BLS made substantial revisions for May ...