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Aug 2025
19m 18s

Trump vs. the Bureau of Labor Statistics

The Wall Street Journal & Spotify Studios
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On Friday, President Trump fired the top Bureau of Labor Statistics official after the government published new data showing that U.S. hiring slowed sharply this summer. The jobs report was the weakest in President Trump’s second term. WSJ’s Matt Grossman reports on the economist at the heart of the controversy, Erika McEntarfer, and on bigger concerns aroun ... Show More
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