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Trump fires labor statistics boss hours after the release of weak jobs report

Without evidence, Trump called the data "rigged" and implied that BLS Commissioner Erika McEntarfer manipulated the numbers "for political purposes."

The Wall Street Journal · 5h

Trump Orders Firing of Bureau of Labor Statistics Chief After Weak Jobs Report

President Trump said he directed his team to fire the top Bureau of Labor Statistics official after the bureau issued a weak jobs report on Friday. Trump in a social media post said Erika McEntarfer,

The Washington Post on MSN · 1d

Summer labor market is much weaker than previously reported

While tariffs, high interest rates, stubborn inflation and federal government cuts have yet to sink the labor market into turmoil, signs of underlying weakness are growing.

Jul. jobs report reveals employers added 73,000 jobs

The Wall Street Journal · 10h

July Jobs Report Comes in Far Weaker Than Expected

Just 73,000 jobs were created last month, on a seasonally adjusted basis. + Economists polled by The Wall Street Journal had forecast that about 100,000 roles were added. Large [revisions for previous

MarketWatch · 1d

July jobs report: It’s a bad, terrible, not-so-good report. Here are the gory details.

Fed Chair Jerome Powell said the data will decide whether the central bank can cut rates in September. So all eyes are on the key July jobs report Friday, as the U.S. added only 73,000 jobs for the month and the unemployment rate rose to 4.

USA TODAY on MSN · 1d

July jobs report reveals employers added 73,000 jobs; unemployment rises

The US economy added a disappointing 73,000 jobs in July amid Trump's tariffs, immigration constraints; unemployment rises

Trump orders firing of statistics chief after weak jobs report and data revisions

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported earlier on Friday that the US had added 73,000 jobs in July, far lower than expected.

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Trump fires BLS commissioner after weak jobs report and baseless claim of 'faked' stats

President Donald Trump fired the commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday after a new jobs report showed a ...

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Trump removes official overseeing jobs data after dismal employment report

President Donald Trump on Friday had his team remove the head of the agency that produces the monthly jobs figures, after a ...

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Fed stands pat on rates, but jobs report signals it may regret It: This week in markets

After nearly four months of relentless gains, Wall Street took a step back, with major indexes finishing the week lower.

Weak Jobs Report Raises Chances of a September Interest Rate Cut

The Federal Reserve held rates steady in July but two governors dissented, saying they had concerns about labor market ...

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The Jobs Report Stunned. The Fed Has to Recalculate.

The weak report changes the math for a central bank that has been trying to wait out the data. Before Friday, traders saw ...

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A Weak Jobs Report and Revised Tariff Plans Send Markets Reeling

U.S. stocks and bond yields fall sharply on Friday, and investors are betting a Fed interest-rate cut is coming soon.

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The shock jobs report sets off this recession alert and holds fresh clues that AI may be boosting unemployment, JPMorgan says

“We have consistently emphasized that a slide in labor demand of this magnitude is a recession warning signal,” JPMorgan ...

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