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How reliable is the jobs data? Economists and Wall Street still trust it
Most economists say that the Bureau of Labor Statistics is a nonpolitical agency staffed by people obsessed with getting the ...
5 things to know for August 4: Jobs report, Texas redistricting, Montana bar shooting, Abortion, Covid-19
He fired Commissioner Erika McEntarfer on Friday, shortly after the release of a weaker-than-expected jobs report that showed ...
Tech employment holds steady as job growth slows and AI-driven roles surge
Though the unemployment rate for the tech industry was largely unchanged in July, demand is soaring for AI and data-focused ...
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 ...
Trump says jobs data is 'rigged' — Could there be a fix?
As Trump fires BLS chief, Cardone tells TheStreet Roundtable that blockchain offers truth — but won’t fix bad policy.
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.