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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 ...
Did DOGE contribute to the BLS jobs report that Trump hated? Economist Mark Zandi thinks so
Elon Musk’s DOGE may have completed much of its work in the federal bureaucracy, but the trickle-down effect from Musk’s ...
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.” ...
Breaking down why the jobs report can change
Revisions are a normal part of the jobs report process. After the report comes out, revisions are later released to include ...
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 ...
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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 ...
Why the B.L.S. Regularly Revises Jobs Data
President Trump fired the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics last week and described a jobs report that included a big ...
Economists push back on Trump’s assertion that July jobs data was ‘rigged’
Labor economist Aaron Sojourner said President Donald Trump’s decision to fire the Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner ...