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Trump fires Labor Statistics Commissioner hours after weak jobs report
President Trump fired the Commissioner of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Erika McEntarfer, after a weaker-than-expected ...
The U.S. job market was weak in July, and previous months were worse than thought
Sharp revisions of government data show the U.S. created 33,000 jobs total in May and June, while July’s number came in soft, ...
Economy added just 73,000 jobs in July: The key facts and figures
The headline The economy added 73,000 jobs in July and the unemployment rate rose a tenth of a percentage point to 4.2%, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday. Investors had expected roughly ...
Donald Trump's economy stung as jobs report falls way below expectations
An unexpectedly weak jobs report for July brings into question the health of the U.S. economy as President Donald Trump pushes ahead with his tariff policy.