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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.” ...
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 ...
Trump’s BLS Firing Tests Wall Street’s Reliance on Government Data
Some fear a decline in the world-leading economic statistics underpinning U.S. markets.
The ‘Trust America’ Trade Is Under Threat. Why the Jobs Report, BLS Firing, and Fed Resignation Sparked Market Jitters.
A so-called “sell America” trade, which led in part to the weakest 7-month stretch for the dollar in five decades, developed ...
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 ...
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That bombshell jobs report? Some economists saw it coming.
Nguyen said sure, the report showed the labor market was weaker than he’d thought. But, he said, “the data actually reaffirms ...
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.
Real Strains Inside the BLS Made It Vulnerable to Trump’s Accusations
President Trump’s decision to fire the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday ignited a crisis at the U.S.’s top ...