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New tariffs, alarming job numbers and a high-profile firing: A wild week for the Trump economy

Tariffs putting the squeeze on businesses and consumers while bringing in billions of dollars for the United States government.

The New York Times · 1d

Trump, Claiming Weak Jobs Numbers Were ‘Rigged,’ Fires Labor Official

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

HuffPost · 1d

Donald Trump Freaks Out Over Job Numbers, Orders Firing: Live Updates

President Donald Trump fired the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Erika McEntarfer, after the agency’s latest jobs report showed the economy’s slowest months of job growth since the 2020 coronavirus pandemic.

Job growth slows sharply

Investopedia · 3h

U.S. Job Growth Slowed Sharply, Shifting The Fed's Rate Cut Calculus

U.S. employers added just 73,000 jobs in July and the May and June numbers were revised sharply lower, boosting the chances of a September rate cut.

MSNBC · 1d

Job growth slows sharply as Trump unleashes new tariffs

The July jobs report is out, showing a downturn in hiring and less jobs added to the market than expected. This comes as President Trump unleashes new tariffs. NBC News’ Garrett Haake reports more from the White House.

Reuters · 1d

US job growth slows sharply in July; unemployment rate rises to 4.2%

U.S. job growth slowed more than expected in July while the prior month's data was revised sharply lower, pointing to a sharp moderation in the labor market.

Why Jobs Numbers Were Revised Sharply Downward for June, May

Job market data get revised every month. But rarely are the revisions as negative as the ones in Friday’s employment report.

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Trump fires labor statistics boss hours after the release of weak jobs report

Without evidence, Trump called the data "rigged" and implied that BLS Commissioner Erika McEntarfer manipulated the numbers ...

FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul on MSN2h

Trump fires head of BLS: Historical data show low revised numbers not uncommon

President Donald Trump fired the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics after the latest job report showed hiring slowed in ...

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Trump's long history of bashing jobs report numbers dates back to 2016: ANALYSIS

Trump's history of criticizing the Bureau of Labor Statistics' jobs report has surfaced in the wake of his decision to fire ...

News Nation on MSN1d

Why job numbers change: Understanding the latest revisions

President Trump fired the BLS commissioner after a weak July jobs report but revisions are a standard part of the process.

Dow tumbles more than 500 points as job numbers shock Wall Street and tariff ‘panic’ sets in

More last-minute modifications to tariff rates and a disappointing July jobs report weighed heavily on investors on Friday.

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Bad jobs numbers leads president to fire the messenger

President Donald Trump fired Bureau of Labor Statistics Director Erika McEntarfer after the revised report, claiming without ...