US says price increases eased last month but data may be distorted and Americans aren't feeling it U.S. inflation slowed unexpectedly last month according to data that was delayed and likely distorted by the government shutdown.

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AP:

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Labor Department won't release full October jobs report, a casualty of the 43-day federal shutdown The Labor Department said Wednesday that it will not be releasing a full jobs report for October because the 43-day federal government shutdown meant it couldn’t calculate the unemployment rate and so...

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AP:

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The U.S. Labor Department dreams of an Aryan America The government is too dumb — or too confident — to even bother hiding its racism.

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Editorial in the Chicago Sun-Times:

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Republican senators raise concerns about Trump's firing of Labor Dept. official Trump fired the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics Friday after the agency released a jobs report that showed a significant slowdown in hiring in the U.S.

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NBC News:

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Trump fires Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner after disappointing job numbers President Trump said he ordered his administration to fire Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner Erika McEntarfer after the July jobs report.

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CBS News:

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