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Trump Orders Firing of Bureau of Labor Statistics Chief
Lori Chavez-DeRemer, who as Labor Secretary oversees the BLS, wrote on social media that she supports Trump’s decision to ...
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Will Trump’s Firing of the Labor-Data Chief Raise U.S. Financing Costs?
Immediately following publication of the recent dismal jobs report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), President Trump fired its top official, Commissioner Erika McEntarfer. Trump asserted, ...
Trump's claims of 'rigged' jobs numbers challenged by CNBC host
CNBC news anchor Joe Kernen confronted President Trump over firing the top labor statistics chief, saying it "undermines ...
Who is Erika McEntarfer, the Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner fired by Trump?
Erika McEntarfer, the commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, has been fired after releasing a jobs report that ...
Trump says the Bureau of Labor Statistics orchestrated a ‘scam.’ Here’s how the jobs report really works
President Donald Trump claimed without evidence that the massive revisions to the latest jobs report constituted a “scam.” ...
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Trump’s firing of the Bureau of Labor Statistics chief over baseless data claims follows a familiar pattern
William Beach, who was Trump’s first-term Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner, called the firing “baseless” and “damaging” in a letter co-signed by Erica Groshen, who preceded Beach and was ...
Trump defends firing labor statistics chief
President Trump defended Friday's firing of Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner Erika McEntarfer following the July's ...
Trump vs. the Bureau of Labor Statistics: Why This Firing Could Burn Your Finances
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