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Why did Trump fire the BLS commissioner?

How is BLS’s data collected and used?

How accurate is the labor data collected for job reports?

Why are job reports revised?

Why are some concerned over the commissioner’s firing?

In this article By Rachel Lerman , Lauren Kaori Gurley and Andrew Ackerman

A government agency best known for its number-crunching prowess became the target of the president’s criticism last week when a federal jobs report was revised to show a less-than-rosy economic picture. Subscribe for unlimited access to The Post You can cancel anytime. Subscribe

President Donald Trump ordered the firing of Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner Erika McEntarfer after a bleak jobs report showed signs of a slowing economy, and revised

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