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Fired BLS Chief Breaks Silence, Calls Her Dismissal a ‘Dangerous Step’  The Wall Street Journal Former BLS commissioner says firing her was a ‘dangerous’ step for the US economy  CNN Fired by Trump, a Former Labor Official Warns Against Politicizing Economic Data  The New York Times BLS chief fired by Trump over jobs report comments publicly for first time  The Hill Fired BLS chief …

Former BLS Chief Recounts Shock of Getting Fired Over Jobs Data  Bloomberg.com Former BLS commissioner says firing her was a ‘dangerous’ step for the US economy  CNN Fired by Trump, a Former Labor Official Warns Against Politicizing Economic Data  The New York Times BLS chief fired by Trump over jobs report comments publicly for first time  The Hill Ex-BLS chief said she was blindsided …

The US Department of Labor headquarters in Washington, DC, US, on Monday, Aug. 11, 2025. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images The White House used revised jobs data released Tuesday as fodder to criticize three frequent targets of President Donald Trump: the Bureau of Labor Statistics, former President Joe Biden and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. “Today, the BLS released …

The US Labor Department’s internal watchdog has launched an investigation into how it gathers jobs and inflation data after intense White House criticism of the agency. The office of the Labor Department’s inspector general said it had launched a probe to look at the “challenges” the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) faces gathering and updating the information. The move comes …

Job Growth Revised Down by Nearly a Million, Updated BLS Data Shows  The New York Times Massive jobs revisions are a stain on Joe Biden’s legacy, too  CNN U.S. economy is worse than thought with 1.2 million fewer jobs — what that means for the Fed  CNBC ‘Behind the curve’: Pressure mounts for Fed rate cuts after massive employment revision  Politico The Job Market …

U.S. employers added 911,000 fewer jobs than first reported, new BLS data shows  The Washington Post Job Growth Revised Down by Nearly a Million, Updated BLS Data Shows  The New York Times The U.S. economy actually grew by nearly a million fewer jobs than previously thought, and ‘AI is automating away tech jobs,’ economist says  Fortune BLS revision shows annual hiring was overstated …

Supporters of Bureau of Labor Statistics employees join a rally outside the Labor Department on Friday, September 5, 2025, in Washington, D.C. Andrea Hsu/NPR hide caption toggle caption Andrea Hsu/NPR With a new, sobering jobs report out Friday, some current employees at the Labor Department’s Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) are seeking to reassure the American public that the government’s …

BLS Flags ‘Technical Difficulties’ Ahead of August Jobs Report  Bloomberg.com Labor Statistics site suffers outage just before crucial jobs report  Axios BLS experiencing technical difficulties ahead of jobs report  MarketWatch Bureau of Labor Statistics reports ‘technical difficulties’ ahead of latest job numbers  The Independent BLS Says It Has Technical Difficulties  The Wall Street Journal Source link

Wall Street Leaning Harder on Private Data After Trump BLS Spat  Bloomberg.com A brief history of firing statisticians for telling the truth  The Hill Trump’s war on statistics risks leaving us all in the dark  MSNBC News Opinion | I’ve Seen What Happens When a Country Messes With Data. America, Beware.  The New York Times Even if you can’t trust the data, these 13 …

Trump’s Attacks on the Fed and BLS Threaten Key Source of Economic Strength  The New York Times What the Economy Really Looks Like  The American Prospect If Trump doesn’t think you’re good at your job, he’ll tell you. That’s worrisome.  The Boston Globe Quick Thoughts on the Economy: Slowing Growth Until the Stock Market Crash  Center for Economic and Policy Research It’s the Economy, …