Why Trump’s firing of the US jobs chief has economists worried
by Lauren Aratani in New York from on (#6ZSB2)
Economists warn credibility of Bureau of Labor Statistics at risk after Trump ousts commissioner over job numbers
As it has for more than a hundred years, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) will release its latest monthly jobs report on Friday.
But the routine monthly update on the health of the US jobs market has been overshadowed by Donald Trump's firing of the agency's commissioner, Erika McEntarfer, hours after July's statistics were released last month.
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