Trump fires Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner after disappointing job numbers

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Trump Fires Bureau Of Labor Statistics Commissioner After Disappointing Job Numbers

By CBS News

President Trump ordered his administration to fire the commissioner of labor statistics, Erika McEntarfer, after the July jobs report showed a sharp slowdown in hiring and a steep downward revision to May and June's hiring numbers. "No one can be tha ...Read more

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