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

President wants the head of the US Bureau of Labour Statistics sacked, says Fed chair Jerome Powell should be ‘put out to pasture’.

The president wants the head of the US Bureau of Labour Statistics sacked, and says Fed chair Jerome Powell should be ‘put out to pasture’.

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

US president claimed without evidence that Erika McEntarfer had ‘faked’ employment figures in the run-up to last year’s election

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

Trump ordered the firing of Erika McEntarfer, the U.S. commissioner of Labor Statistics, accusing her without evidence of manipulating jobs figures.

"There is absolutely no chance that the BLS commissioner manipulated the jobs and unemployment data to hurt Donald Trump," a former labor official says.

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.

“We need accurate Jobs Numbers. I have directed my Team to fire this Biden Political Appointee, IMMEDIATELY. She will be replaced with someone much more competent and qualified,”…

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

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…

President claims July employment figures were ‘rigged’ in latest assault on economic institutions

Trump’s own former statistics chief denounces move as ‘groundless’ and ‘dangerous’. Key US politics stories from Friday 1 August at a glance

President claimed that recently released figures showing jobs slowdown were ‘rigged’ to make him look bad

Rare GOP backlash after jobs statistician fired because president ‘doesn’t like the numbers’

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…

The firing drew backlash from economists and others fearing that such a move will undermine trust in the key economic data in the future.

US trade representative says ‘the president is the president’ after firing of labor statistics chief amid slow job growth