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5 things to know about the jobs report controversy that has economists defending government data
Response rates to government surveys have plummeted since COVID, but experts say that doesn't mean the numbers are wrong ...
Erika McEntarfer
USAFacts, the nonpartisan non-profit organization led by former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, rarely weighs in on political controversies. But the firestorm surrounding the firing of the nation’s top ...
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‘The neutrality of the agency has been eliminated:’ Stats-based feds decry BLS chief’s firing
Employees express concern Trump's firing of the commissioner, which followed a weak jobs report, will lead to future ...
Trump just made a huge mistake
Firing Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner Erika McEntarfer will taint any future jobs numbers coming from the agency, ...
Is the US headed toward a recession? Experts weigh in
Hiring slowed sharply over the summer, federal government data showed. The jobs report came days after fresh gross domestic ...
Trump didn’t start the war on truth, but his weapons are dangerous | Opinion
Canning the labor chief will make jobs statistics less trustworthy, but authoritarians thrive in a world of blurred fact and ...
America Will Suffer From Trump’s Assault on Facts
President Trump treats facts in the same way that he treats people: He expects them to line up in support of his goals, and ...
The jobs report is a big deal. Trump’s response is an even bigger one.
On Friday, the Bureau of Labor Statistics released a jobs report that upended the narrative pundits, journalists, government ...