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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 ...

‘Crazy!!’: How Labor Statistics Staff Reacted to Trump Firing Commissioner After Dismal Jobs Report

Staff at the Bureau of Labor Statistics called President Donald Trump's firing of its commissioner “depressing” and “CRAZY ...

Massive revisions shook the jobs report. Tuesday’s inflation data could get cloudy, too

The next batch of inflation data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics was already shaping up to be a high-profile affair due ...

5 things to know about the jobs report controversy that has economists defending government data

Response rates to government surveys have plummeted since COVID, but experts say that doesn't mean the numbers are wrong ...

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 ...
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Karoline Leavitt Hints Trump Could Start Hiding Even More Jobs Data

Donald Trump’s press secretary refused to give a straightforward answer to a key question about the monthly jobs reports.

Jobs data blasted by Trump seen by Fed officials as reason to cut

The data that caused President Donald Trump to fire the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics because he did not like the ...

Weekly mortgage rates plunge after bad jobs report

Mortgage rates fell to their lowest levels since March because job growth has been surprisingly weak this summer.