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In rejecting the jobs report, Trump follows his own playbook of discrediting unfavorable data

President Donald Trump has a pattern of dismissing or altering data that reflects poorly on him. During his first term, he ...

Trump Fires Labor Statistics Chief After Jobs Report

President Donald Trump directed his Administration on Friday to fire the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, after the ...
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Economist Robert Reich: Trump destroying America’s 'credibility'

On Friday, August 1, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) delivered a disappointing jobs report. And President Donald ...

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's long history of bashing jobs report numbers dates back to 2016: ANALYSIS

Trump's history of criticizing the Bureau of Labor Statistics' jobs report has surfaced in the wake of his decision to fire ...

Trump again bashes jobs report as governors battle over redistricting

President Donald Trump said Sunday night that he would announce a replacement Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner “some ...

In his own words: Trump's comments over the past year on the jobs report

In firing the head of the agency that produces monthly jobs figures, President Donald Trump alleged that the recent ...

Trump defends firing Labor Statistics chief Erika McEntarfer over jobs report

President Donald Trump defended his decision in firing Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner Erika McEntarfer, claiming the ...
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Trump says he doesn't trust the jobs data, but Wall Street and economists do

WASHINGTON — The monthly jobs report is already closely-watched on Wall Street and in Washington but has taken on a new ...

The Latest: Global markets mostly gain after Trump tariffs and jobs report sent Wall Street tumbling

Global shares advanced Monday after Wall Street had its worst day since May following the release of weak U.S. jobs data and ...

Trump to Name New Fed Governor, Jobs Data Head in Coming Days

President Donald Trump said he will announce a new Federal Reserve governor and a new jobs data statistician in the coming ...