Trump Advisers Mull Changes to Jobs Data

From cooking the books to hiding the books: Team Trump puts access to jobs data in doubt

For several decades, the federal government has released U.S. job data every month. The Trump administration might soon impose a radical change to the schedule.

258,000 Phantom Jobs: The Collapse of America’s Economic Data Credibility

by Lau Vegys, International Man: I usually see little point in commenting on the monthly jobs reports—unless something truly remarkable or outrageous happens. Well, recently it did. To say the numbers were disappointing would be a massive understatement. The whole thing was a statistical catastrophe—one that exposed just how broken the government’s data machine really […]

Asked if Trump administration will continue to release jobs report, Leavitt says 'I believe that is the plan'

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Tuesday that the government will continue to issue the monthly jobs report, which includes the nation’s unemployment rate, despite comments by an administration’s nominee that suggested suspending it.

Trump Advisers Mull Changes to Jobs Data

“The Trump administration is considering changes to how the federal government collects and reports jobs data, following President Trump’s decision to fire the Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner earlier this month in the aftermath of weak employment numbers,” the Wall Street Journal reports.

Karoline Leavitt Hints Trump Could Start Hiding Even More Jobs Data

Donald Trump’s press secretary refused to give a straightforward answer to a key question about the monthly jobs reports.