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Trump, BLS and Political

MarketWatch on MSN · 2d

Political bias vs. Trump? Here’s how the U.S. jobs report is really put together.

How exactly does the BLS assemble the critical jobs report? And what is the commissioner’s role? Here’s what we know.

Deseret News on MSN · 5d

Trump fired the BLS chief for a bad jobs report. Here’s how those numbers are gathered

The Bureau of Labor Statistics uses surveys to collect economic data including employment counts, wages and inflation.

GeekWire on MSN · 2d

Ballmer’s USAFacts warns against politicizing data after Trump fires BLS chief over jobs report

USAFacts, the nonpartisan group founded by Steve Ballmer, warns against politicizing government data after Trump fires the BLS chief over weak jobs numbers, raising concerns about data integrity and economic trust.

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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.

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What Happens When Politicians Meddle With Economic Data: Argentina’s Example

Echoes of the Argentine experience have reverberated in the U.S. since Trump fired the Bureau of Labor Statistics ...

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Revisions are a common feature of any jobs report says former BLS commissioner

The Bureau of Labor Statistics last week issued a steep downward revision to May and June's hiring numbers, prompting ...

Opinion

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Editorial: Will we ever trust another jobs report?

The downside of shooting a messenger for bearing bad news is it tends to isolate a leader from the facts necessary to make informed decisions.

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