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We would have had a July rate cut based on the revised jobs data: Jeremy Siegel
Jeremy Siegel, Russell E. Palmer Professor of Finance at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, describes what ...
How reliable is the jobs data? Economists and Wall Street still trust it
The monthly jobs report is already closely-watched on Wall Street and in Washington but has taken on a new importance after ...
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.” ...
Bank of America's CEO responds to weak jobs report that spurred Trump firing of BLS chief
Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan said there must be better ways to collect employment data after President Trump fired the ...
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That bombshell jobs report? Some economists saw it coming.
Nguyen said sure, the report showed the labor market was weaker than he’d thought. But, he said, “the data actually reaffirms ...
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.
In His Own Words: Trump's Comments Over the Past Year on the Jobs Report
In firing the head of the agency that produces monthly jobs figures, President Donald Trump alleged that the recent ...
Tracking Trump: Trump attacks the jobs report; a VA proposal to end abortion services; Pirro confirmed as U.S. attorney; and more
Trump proposed restrictions on VA hospitals providing abortions. The Senate confirmed Fox host Jeanine Pirro as U.S. attorney ...
Black unemployment is rising—critics say Trump’s ‘Black jobs’ promise was a lie
Just like the workers on his construction projects, Donald Trump wrote the Black community a bad check during the campaign,” ...
The hottest jobs today didn't exist a few years ago — and degrees won't get you there, one of LinkedIn's top economists told BI
From data scientist to content creator, many job titles didn't exist 20 years ago, said LinkedIn's head economist for ...