Controversy Over US Jobs Data Revisions and Political Reactions
Originally Published 5 months ago — by BBC
President Trump fired the head of the US Bureau of Labor Statistics after the department revised down recent job numbers by over 250,000, claiming the figures were rigged. However, such revisions are routine and part of the normal data collection process, which involves updating initial estimates as more complete data becomes available. Large revisions, while unusual, have occurred before, especially during economic turmoil, and are not indicative of data manipulation.