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BLS does have a jobs data problem

Former BLS commissioner says there are better ways to collect data for jobs reports

Bureau of Labor Statistics faces scrutiny over data collection methods following disappointing July jobs report that missed economist estimates by 37,000 positions.

POLITICO on MSN · 3d

How to Know When to Freak Out about Data Manipulation at BLS

The administration argues Commissioner Erika McEntarfer was removed for incompetence, but the most avid consumers of the agency’s data — top economists and key figures on Wall Street — worry it was because Trump did not like what that data said.

Business Insider on MSN · 4d

The BLS does have a jobs data problem, but it's not what Trump says

President Donald Trump fired the commissioner of the BLS after a disappointing jobs report. It likely won't help the data get better.

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Trump and jobs report

CNN on MSN · 5d

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.” Yet revisions by the BLS were neither historic nor evidence of corruption.

The Journalist's Resource · 21h

How and why the Bureau of Labor Statistics revises U.S. job numbers

The federal Bureau of Labor Statistics regularly publishes a suite of reports and datasets that businesses, journalists, government agencies and the public use to understand the health of the U.S. economy. The monthly Employment Situation — sometimes called the jobs report — is one of the most widely covered.

Houston Chronicle · 1d

Bureau of Labor Statistics tells the US what’s up with the economy – Trump firing its top official may undercut trust in its data

Many financial and political analysts are trying to assess the impact of President Donald Trump’s decision to fire U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner Erika McEntarfer on Aug. 1, 2025, the same day that an unemployment report conveyed weakness in the job market.

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Trump invites Project 2025 author to present economic data after jobs report showing rising Black unemployment

The president attempted to tell a different story about the U.S. economy than what the latest job report revealed. President ...

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 ...

Why America’s jobs data may be getting it wrong

The rise of entrepreneurship and AI-driven solopreneurs is reshaping the labor market—but U.S. data hasn’t caught up.

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Why jobs revisions that led Trump to fire statistics head were so huge

The jobs report revisions that prompted Trump to fire the BLS commissioner were historically large. Here's why (Hint: it wasn't rigged data).

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WATCH: Biden jobs chart had 'gigantic error'; Trump right to fire BLS chief, economist says

During an Oval Office meeting, pro-Trump economist Steve Moore said the president made the right call to fire the head of Bureau of Labor Statistics given faulty jobs projections.

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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 ...

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Trump ‘has convinced himself’ jobs data manipulated for election: Haberman

New York Times journalist Maggie Haberman said Tuesday that President Trump “has convinced himself” that jobs data was ...

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Bessent: How Can The Fed Set Rates When Jobs Data Is This Broken? "This Was A Five Standard Deviation Mistake"

Treasury Secretary Bessent defended President Trump's decision to fire Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) head Erika McEntarfer after unprecedented downward revisions to May and June jobs figures ...

Slingshot News on MSN1d

'These Numbers Just Came Out': Donald Trump Magically Pulls Out New 'Data' Proving BLS Jobs Report Data Was 'Wrong' In Remarks From The Oval Office

Donald Trump ushered reporters into the Oval Office today to make them listen to a presentation given by Steve Moore from the ...

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