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Trump doubles down on BLS commissioner firing
President Trump trotted out new, "unpublished" economic data following his surprise firing of the Bureau of Labor Statistics ...
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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 ...
The BLS Isn’t Alone in Facing Data Challenges; U.K. Has Them Too
For years, the U.K.’s main economic statistics agency has faced growing scrutiny about how it collects employment data.
Joe challenges Bessent on BLS shake-up: 'What evidence is there?'
After months of delays and extensions, President Donald Trump’s comprehensive and sweeping tariffs slate took effect Thursday ...
How to Know When to Freak Out about Data Manipulation at BLS
Victoria Guida is an economics correspondent at POLITICO and author of Capital Letter, a reported column that probes policies ...
The BLS Faces a ‘Slow-Moving Train Wreck.’ There Are No Easy Fixes.
Recent payroll revisions have highlighted the challenges facing U.S. statistics agencies. Politics isn’t the issue, ...
Help Wanted: A $195,000 Economist With More Than a Ph.D. to Run the BLS
The top job at the Bureau of Labor Statistics typically goes to an economist experienced in government or academia. Now it ...
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‘Something Wrong Here’: Scott Bessent Says BLS Took ‘Lazy Way’ Of Collecting ‘Corrupted’ Data
Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent said during a “Morning Joe” interview Thursday that the Bureau of Labor Statistics ...