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Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers called President Donald Trump's accusation without providing evidence that the top ...

Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers said President Trump accusing Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner Erika McEntarfer of “faking” the July jobs report for political purposes was “preposterous ...

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

— Net hiring has plummeted over the past three months with job gains of just 73,000 in July, 14,000 in June and 19,000 in May ...

The firing comes after a report showed hiring slowed in July and was much weaker in May and June than previously reported.

House Majority Whip Tom Emmer said the U.S. economy is "roaring back" after a disappointing July jobs report and significant downward revisions in the numbers for May and June.

Trump called for the firing of the Labor statistics official after data earlier showed employers added just 73,000 jobs in July, while job gains for the previous two months were largely erased.