National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett supports President Trump firing Bureau of Labor Statistics head, citing unreliable job data and revisions.

The California Democrat’s comments come two days after Trump fired BLS Commissioner Erika McEntarfer over the agency’s new employment numbers showing only 73,000 jobs being added in July and revealing ...

White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett on Sunday defended President Donald Trump’s decision to fire the head of the ...

Former Trump economic advisor Steve Moore discusses the July jobs report and President Donald Trump’s efforts to make a new trade deal with Canada on ‘Fox News Live.’ ...

Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers had choice words for President Donald Trump after he fired his stats boss over an ...

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 last month and Labor Department revisions showed that hiring was much weaker than ...

Los Angeles County Probation’s recruitment efforts have fallen far short of matching attrition in the past three years. From ...

— 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 ...

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

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

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.