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Did DOGE contribute to the BLS jobs report that Trump hated? Economist Mark Zandi thinks so

E lon Musk’s DOGE may have completed much of its work in the federal bureaucracy, but the trickle-down effect from Musk’s chainsaw contributed to the downward employment revisions that drew President Trump’s ire and led to the now-infamous firing of the labor statistics commissioner.

Business Insider on MSN · 7h

Trump doubles down on his decision to fire BLS chief after disappointing jobs report

Co-host Joe Kernen tried to convince Trump that firing Dr. Erika McEntarfer after a disappointing jobs report could "undermine confidence" in future reports, given the context of McEntarfer's ouster. The monthly jobs report is considered one of the most important measures of the US economy.

Associated Press News on MSN · 6h

Trump says he doesn’t trust the jobs data, but Wall Street and economists do

The monthly jobs report is already closely-watched on Wall Street and in Washington but has taken on a new importance after President Donald Trump on Friday fired the official who oversees it.

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The jobs report that enraged Trump was flashing a recession warning sign

The bad news in last Friday’s jobs report may have been overshadowed when President Donald Trump fired the commissioner in ...

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Fact Check Team: Politicization or poor performance? Trump fires BLS commissioner

President Donald Trump fired Erika McEntarfer, the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), citing her mishandling of ...

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What is the Bureau of Labor Statistics and how does the jobs report really work?

President Donald Trump has claimed, without evidence, that the massive revisions in the latest jobs report constituted a ...

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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 redoubles attack on federal jobs data, calls numbers political

Trump defended his decision to fire Erika McEntarfer, the official overseeing jobs statistics, telling CNBC that data showing a hiring slowdown was political.

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Jobs data revisions are common. Here's how the process works.

President Donald Trump fired the commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, claiming that last week’s jobs report “was ...

Trump’s Firing of BLS Chief Prompts Democrats to Propose Bill Protecting Stats-Agency Heads

The bill’s path forward is doubtful given that it would need to earn at least some Republican support in the Republican-controlled House and Senate.

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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 73,000 job gain figure was rigged against Republicans.

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