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Trump fired the BLS chief for a bad jobs report. Here’s how those numbers are gathered

The Bureau of Labor Statistics uses surveys to collect economic data including employment counts, wages and inflation.

Trump says he'll name BLS, Fed appointments in the next 3 to 4 days

President Donald Trump plans to fill two important economic vacancies in the next 3-4 days, he said Sunday. The BLS ...

Trump’s war on facts reaches new heights in firing of BLS commissioner: NYT

The New York Times' Peter Baker discusses his latest reporting 'Trump's Efforts to Control Information Echo an Authoritarian ...

Trump’s ‘Queen of Hearts’ moment with the BLS echoes Putin’s purges and Orwell’s omens

Nothing exists except an endless present in which the Party is always right.” And so we come to August 2025 and President Donald Trump’s disturbing dismissal of the Bureau of Labor Statistics ...

Former Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross weighs in on Trump firing of BLS commissioner: Opening Bid top takeaway

Despite the happenings, Trump tariff uncertainty remains at the heart of investor concerns. Former US Commerce Secretary ...

Trump says the Bureau of Labor Statistics orchestrated a ‘scam.’ Here’s how the jobs report really works

President Donald Trump claimed without evidence that the massive revisions to the latest jobs report constituted a “scam.” ...

Nobel-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz: Trump firing BLS head ‘like driving a car with no odometer'

After a weak jobs report on Friday, Trump responded by firing the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics. But as Nobel ...