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Trump fires head of labor statistics bureau after weak jobs report: Recap

An anemic July jobs report boosted expectations the Federal Reserve might lower interest rates in September. Trump said the ...

Trump Fires Bureau Of Labor Statistics Commissioner Over Data Integrity Concerns

President Donald Trump fired the nation’s top labor statistics official over the weekend while igniting a political firestorm ...

Trump fires labor official over weak jobs number, orders criminal probes of past opponents

Trump fires Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner Erika McEntarfer after disappointing July jobs report, claiming the ...

Listen to The Journal Podcast: Trump vs. the Bureau of Labor Statistics

President Trump fired the top Bureau of Labor Statistics official after new data showed U.S. hiring slowed sharply this ...

President to Name Labor Statistics Official in Days After Firing Last One

Kevin Hassett, the director of the White House National Economic Council, on Sunday defended President Trump’s decision to ...

Social Security COLA at risk after Trump’s shock firing at the Labor Department

President Donald Trump’s firing of the commissioner of labor statistics, Erika McEntarfer, on Friday raises serious risks for ...

Trump vs. the Bureau of Labor Statistics: Why This Firing Could Burn Your Finances

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White House defends firing of labor official as critics warn of trust erosion

By Doina Chiacu and Jasper Ward WASHINGTON (Reuters) -White House economic advisers on Sunday defended President Donald Trump ...