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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 ...
US job growth stalls: Just 73,000 jobs added in July, with ‘stunning’ downward revisions to recent months
The US job market slowed substantially in July and was much weaker than first estimated for prior months, suggesting ...
Employers added 73,000 jobs in July, falling short of forecasts
Employers across the U.S. added 73,000 jobs in July, a slowdown from previous months and a sign the labor market is ...
We would have had a July rate cut based on the revised jobs data: Jeremy Siegel
Jeremy Siegel, Russell E. Palmer Professor of Finance at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, describes what ...
Instant View: US job growth sharply slows in July, unemployment rate ticks higher
U.S. job growth slower much more than expected in July, and the data from the prior month was revised sharply lower, ...
Steve Moore warns job creation numbers are ‘increasingly unreliable’ amid weak July report
Former Trump economic advisor Steve Moore discusses the July jobs report and President Donald Trump’s efforts to make a new ...
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Former BLS commissioner says it’s not possible to rig jobs numbers
On Friday, President Trump fired the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Erika McEntarfer, after the July jobs report ...
In Rejecting the Jobs Report, Trump Follows His Own Playbook of Discrediting Unfavorable Data
And on Friday, when the July jobs report revisions showed a distressed economy, Trump had an answer: He fired the official in ...