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New tariffs, alarming job numbers and a high-profile firing: A wild week for the Trump economy
The U.S. economy had generally been considered in good shape. By Friday afternoon, some experts were predicting a recession.
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.
It’s Trump’s economy now. The latest financial numbers offer some warning signs
— Net hiring has plummeted over the last three months with job gains of just 73,000 in July, 14,000 in June and 19,000 in May ...
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 ...
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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.
Trump's long history of bashing jobs report numbers dates back to 2016: ANALYSIS
Trump's public frustrations with the economics and statistics agency appear to date back to his 2016 presidential campaign.
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 ...
U.S. added just 73,000 jobs in July and numbers for prior months were revised much lower
Job growth totaled 73,000 for the month, above the June total of 14,000 but below even the meager Dow Jones estimate for a ...