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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” without providing any evidence. Former Labor Statistics officials say that the commissioner typically doesn’t have a role in preparing the monthly jobs report.
President Donald Trump claimed without evidence that the massive revisions to the latest jobs report constituted a “scam.” ...
The Bureau of Labor Statistics uses surveys to collect economic data including employment counts, wages and inflation.
But Trump’s firing of the BLS chief escalated his administration’s attack on information. Though researchers who rely on ...
Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook said the significant downward revisions to the monthly jobs numbers could point to an ...
E lon Musk’s DOGE may have completed much of its work in the federal bureaucracy, but the trickle-down effect from Musk’s ...
The president has not commented on his policy priorities—including immigration, government efficiency, trade, and AI ...
Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan said there must be better ways to collect employment data after President Trump fired the ...
Firing the BLS director was an overreaction. And last week’s data had both good and bad news for Donald Trump and his ...
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