In firing the head of the agency that collects employment statistics, the president underscored his tendency to suppress facts he doesn’t like and promote his own version of reality.

Trump accused BLS Commissioner Erika McEntarfer of being a political appointee who was manipulating jobs data.

Trump’s unhinged, on-again, off-again tariff scheme led to a weak jobs report Friday.

Economists said ousting the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics could undermine confidence in government economic data.

US President Trump alleged that the data had been manipulated to make him look bad.

Trump fires BLS director, alleges data manipulation for political reasons, sparking controversy and market fluctuations.

The way the Bureau of Labor Statistics produces data is widely trusted. Firing the commissioner is damaging to that trust.

WASHINGTON/NEW YORK: President Donald Trump on Friday fired a top Labor Department official on the heels of a market-shocking weak scorecard of the US job market, accusing her…

Economists say unbiased data is essential for policymaking, and for democracy.

In firing the head of the agency that collects employment statistics, the president underscored his tendency to suppress facts he doesn’t like and promote his own version of…

Trump administration officials question data amid condemnation of dismissal of Bureau of Labor Statistics head.

When Trump fired the top labor statistics official, the aides responsible for running our economy went along for the ride.

President Trump’s decision to fire the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics forced his allies into the awkward spot of criticizing an agency they had freely cited in the past.

Why the president’s abrupt move at the Bureau of Labor Statistics is raising questions about the future of U.S. economic data.