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Can we still trust the monthly jobs report? (Update)
Since his return to office, President Trump has waged something of a pressure campaign on economic data and the people in charge of delivering it. His firing of the Bureau of Labor Statistics ...
The ‘Trust America’ Trade Is Under Threat. Why the Jobs Report, BLS Firing, and Fed Resignation Sparked Market Jitters.
The stock market did a nosedive on Friday on worries that the U.S. economy may be weaker than previously thought and that ...
Tech employment holds steady as job growth slows and AI-driven roles surge
Though the unemployment rate for the tech industry was largely unchanged in July, demand is soaring for AI and data-focused ...
How reliable is the jobs data? Economists and Wall Street still trust it
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.
How unusual are jobs numbers revisions? According to experts, they're a common feature.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics last week issued a steep downward revision to May and June's hiring numbers, prompting ...
Trump says jobs data is 'rigged' — Could there be a fix?
As Trump fires BLS chief, Cardone tells TheStreet Roundtable that blockchain offers truth — but won’t fix bad policy.
S&P 500 Momentum Reverses As Fed Signals No Rate Cut, Bad Jobs Report
The S&P 500 (SPX) saw its upward momentum reverse during the trading week ending Friday, 1 August 2025. Click to read.
In Rejecting the Jobs Report, Trump Follows His Own Playbook of Discrediting Unfavorable Data
When the coronavirus surged during President Donald Trump’s first term, he called for a simple fix: Limit the amount of ...