Fact check: Trump's claims jobless numbers were 'rigged'
What could President Trump's firing of a Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner portend for the integrity of federal data? NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Hayley Williams of the Center for Economic and Policy Research.
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3 developments- Aug 1, 2025Trump’s baseless ‘manipulated’ data claim in BLS firing
- Aug 4, 2025Trump calls fired BLS commissioner’s job numbers the ‘biggest miscalculations in over 50 years’
- Aug 5, 2025Fact check: Trump's claims jobless numbers were 'rigged'
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Quiet for 420 daysLast development · Aug 5, 2025 — Fact check: Trump's claims jobless numbers were 'rigged'
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6 viewpointsTrump doubles down on his decision to fire BLS chief after disappointing jobs report
What could Trump's firing of a BLS commissioner mean for the integrity of data?
Trump Fired the Person in Charge of the Job Numbers. It Brings Him Closer to a Sinister Goal.
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6 viewpointsTrump’s firing of the Bureau of Labor Statistics chief over baseless data claims follows a familiar pattern
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2 viewpointsTrump fires Biden-appointed Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner after bad jobs report: ‘Numbers were RIGGED’
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2 articlesEx-BLS heads say Trump’s firing of labor statistics chief ‘undermines credibility’
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