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President Trump’s decision to fire the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics ignited a crisis at the U.S.’s top economic-stats agency. But it wasn’t the start of the BLS’s challenges. https://t.co/Wz4Lzal7qY

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Real Strains Inside the BLS Made It Vulnerable to Trump’s Accusations

The agency has faced tighter budgets, falling response rates to its surveys and a staff shortage.