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Trump, BLS and Jobs Report

Donald Trump's Hated Jobs Report Might Bring Him Good News

Though Trump rejects the results of the report, Friday's jobs figures could raise the chances that the Fed cuts rates next month.

Business Insider on MSN · 28m

Trump doubles down on his decision to fire BLS chief after disappointing jobs report

Co-host Joe Kernen tried to convince Trump that firing Dr. Erika McEntarfer after a disappointing jobs report could "undermine confidence" in future reports, given the context of McEntarfer's ouster. The monthly jobs report is considered one of the most important measures of the US economy.

Yahoo · 7h

Trump Has Unhinged Excuse for Firing BLS Chief Over Jobs Report

Trump abruptly fired Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner Erika McEntarfer on Friday after the release of the report, claiming that the Biden-era appointee’s work analyzing the granular data of America’s economy was “faked” and could not be trusted.

Jobs numbers aren’t ‘rigged.’ Trump owns this economy.

The Baltimore Sun · 1h

Economists push back on Trump’s assertion that July jobs data was ‘rigged’

Labor economist Aaron Sojourner said President Donald Trump’s decision to fire the Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner shakes public trust in government data. He said BLS staff members have

Newsweek on MSN · 1d

Trump says weak jobs data "rigged"

President Donald Trump on Monday said July's jobs report was "rigged" to favor Democrats in a post on Truth Social. Trump fired Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Erika McEntarfer last week after the July jobs report,

The Washington Post on MSN · 1d

Trump adviser defends labor official’s firing, deflects on how data was ‘rigged’

Kevin Hassett pointed to the scale of hiring data revisions when asked for evidence to support Trump’s claims that a jobs report was rigged to make him look bad.

Asia, Wall Street and jobs

The Associated Press on MSN · 1d

Asian markets mostly gain after Wall St tumbles following poor US jobs report

Shares in Asia advanced Monday after Wall Street had its worst day since May following the release of weak U.S. jobs data. Markets in Asia had already reacted on Friday to U.S. President Donald Trump’s announcement late Thursday of sweeping tariffs on imports from many U.

Seeking Alpha on MSN · 1d

Asia markets mixed, following Wall Street's decline on weak U.S. jobs report and U.S. tariff announcement

Asia shares trade mixed on Monday, tracking the sell-off on Wall Street last Friday, dragged lower after President Trump announced a new round of reciprocal tariffs ranging from 10% to 41% on numerous trade partners.

United News of Bangladesh (UN… · 1d

Asian markets mixed as Wall Street slumps on weak U.S. jobs data

Asian stock markets showed a mixed performance on Monday after Wall Street suffered its worst drop since May, triggered by a weaker-than-expected U.S. jobs report.

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In rejecting the jobs report, Trump follows his own playbook of discrediting unfavorable data

President Donald Trump has a pattern of dismissing or altering data that reflects poorly on him. During his first term, the ...

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Why does the Labor Department revise jobs reports? Here are 3 reasons

The Bureau of Labor Statistics' jobs report revisions are standard practice to improve data accuracy as more businesses ...

Marketplace20h

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 ...

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Trump says he doesn't trust the jobs data, but Wall Street and economists do

The monthly jobs report is already closely-watched on Wall Street and in Washington but has taken on a new importance after ...

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Stocks rise on Fed rate cut hopes after disappointing jobs data

Global stocks rose for a second session on Tuesday and the U.S. dollar steadied as investors raised bets the Federal Reserve ...

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Gen Z is ditching college and taking up ‘secure’ trade jobs—but new data shows office admin jobs are still safer, more stable, and less deadly

New research has revealed the safest jobs that the millions of unemployed non-grad Gen Z can apply for—and office admin roles ...

When AI Takes Jobs, Trading Will Remain A Human-Centered Industry

While AI is pushing people out of their lanes, some are finding new ground. Some industries are becoming even more ...

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The jobs data revisions that cost a US government statistician her job

The revisions to previous estimates of the size of U.S. payrolls gains for May and June that prompted President Donald Trump ...

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