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How Trump decided to fire a little-known statistician, sparking conspiracy theories about government data
President Donald Trump was fuming about the July jobs report signaling a significant slowdown in the economy when he recalled ...
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 Officials Struggle to Spin Firing of Jobs Report Messenger
President Donald Trump’s acolytes are scrambling to rationalize his decision to fire the nation’s top labor statistician ...
U.S. Enters Uncharted Waters With Next Jobs Report
Thousands of invisible, far-reaching decisions flow from the stream of reports the BLS compiles. When faith in the government ...
Bank of America's CEO responds to weak jobs report that spurred Trump firing of BLS chief
Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan said there must be better ways to collect employment data after President Trump fired the ...
Paul Krugman: Trump’s jobs data conspiracy ‘silly stuff’
If Trump sees a number or a fact he doesn't like, he claims that it's a conspiracy against him,” says Nobel Prize-winning ...