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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, …

‘Underlying motives’: Why Trump’s BLS pick is in for a fight  Politico Trump’s pick to lead labor stats agency could pause monthly jobs report over accuracy concerns  Fox Business Opinion | Why Economists Are Worried About Trump’s B.L.S. Changes  The New York Times Here’s how Trump’s BLS commissioner pick has criticized the BLS  CNN Will Trump Get His Potemkin Statistics?  The Atlantic Source link

“Utterly unqualified”: Trump BLS pick gets panned by conservative economists  Axios Trump’s pick for BLS commissioner floated suspending the monthly jobs report before apparently backing off  CNN Trump nominates conservative economist to head agency that compiles jobs, inflation data  AP News Trump Advisers Consider Changes to How Government Collects Jobs Data  The Wall Street Journal Trump nominates Bureau of Labor Statistics critic to replace …

WASHINGTON (AP) — “Depressing.” “CRAZY!!” That’s how staff at the Bureau of Labor Statistics reacted after President Donald Trump fired its commissioner, Erika McEntarfer, after a dismal jobs report issued Aug. 1 undermined the White House’s claims of an economic boom. The emails obtained by The Associated Press under the Freedom of Information Act suggest an agency with little of …

Trump’s pick for BLS commissioner endorses suspending monthly jobs reports  The Washington Post Trump’s pick to lead labor stats agency could pause monthly jobs report over accuracy concerns  Fox Business Trump’s nominee to oversee jobs, inflation data faces shower of criticism  The Hill Trump’s pick for BLS commissioner floated suspending the monthly jobs report before apparently backing off  CNN Trump to nominate E.J. Antoni …