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5 things to know about the jobs report controversy that has economists defending government data
Response rates to government surveys have plummeted since COVID, but experts say that doesn't mean the numbers are wrong ...
Trump seeks to change census data, exclude illegal immigrants in US
President Donald Trump said Thursday he has instructed the Commerce Department to change the way the Census Bureau collects ...
US jobless claims tick up in latest week; productivity improves in second quarter
The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits ticked higher last week, suggesting the labor ...
‘A new world’: Trump’s tariff regime takes effect
It’s official: Donald Trump’s new tariff regime has begun. The global levies went into effect at 12.01am in Washington today, putting the US’s effective tariff rate at its highest level in decades ...
Trump demands new census that excludes illegal immigrants
President Donald Trump said Thursday he has instructed the Commerce Department to change the way the Census Bureau collects data, seeking to exclude immigrants who are in the United States illegally. ...
US applications for jobless benefits up modestly but remain at a healthy level
Weekly applications for jobless benefits are seen as a proxy for U.S. layoffs and have mostly settled in a historically ...
Bessent Says Labor Data Clean-Up Should Have Happened Long Ago
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent defended President Donald Trump’s firing of the head of the agency that reports US labor data hours after an unexpectedly weak jobs report, saying a revamp was long ...