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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 ...

Trump’s nominee to oversee jobs, inflation data faces shower of criticism

WASHINGTON (AP) — The director of the agency that produces the nation’s jobs and inflation data is typically a mild-mannered ...

Trump invites Project 2025 author to present economic data after jobs report showing rising Black unemployment

The president attempted to tell a different story about the U.S. economy than what the latest job report revealed. President ...

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 ...

Inflation report may show consumer prices rising, but the wild card is Trump

A key report Tuesday is expected to show that the rate of inflation increased in July, a potential indication that President ...

Donald Trump picks Heritage economist to head US Bureau of Labor Statistics

Donald Trump has picked a loyalist from the rightwing Heritage Foundation to head the Bureau of Labor Statistics, after ...