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Trump defends the US economy with charts after job reports showed warning signs
President Donald Trump has summoned reporters to the Oval Office to present charts that he says shows the economy is solid.
US applications for jobless benefits up modestly but remain at a healthy level
The number of Americans filing for jobless benefits rose modestly last week, a sign that employers still retaining workers ...
US jobless claims edge up, but 'no-hire, no-fire' trend remains intact
The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits ticked up to the highest level in a month last week ...
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Hawaiʻi relies on all kinds of federal data. Is that information still trustworthy?
Hawaiʻi's data analysts say it's important to understand the state's dependence on national statistics amid growing concerns ...
Political bias vs. Trump? Here’s how the U.S. jobs report is really put together.
How exactly does the BLS assemble the critical jobs report? And what is the commissioner’s role? Here’s what we know.
5 things to know about the jobs report controversy that has economists defending government data
President Trump’s firing of Bureau of Labor Statistics director Erika McEntarfer following July’s jobs report has sparked controversy over the reliability of government employment data. Trump claimed ...
BLS jobs report
A much smaller group of a dozen or fewer people then prepare the employment report. They lock the numbers into the BLS system and on the Wednesday before the report is published, the commissioner is ...