Data accuracy row: White House justifies ouster of labor official; Trump says Erika McEntarfer's actions 'scam'

White House officials defended Donald Trump's removal of the Bureau of Labor Statistics head. This action sparked worries about the reliability of US economic data. Trump criticized the BLS commissioner and planned to appoint a replacement soon. Revised job figures showed fewer jobs created than initially reported. The BLS explained the revisions were due to additional data and recalculations.

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