The president attempted to tell a different story about the U.S. economy than what the latest job report revealed. President

President Donald Trump has summoned reporters to the Oval Office to present charts that he says shows the economy is solid

President Donald Trump unexpectedly summoned reporters to the Oval Office on Thursday to present them with charts that he says show the U.S. economy is solid following a jobs report last week that raised red flags and led to the Republican firing the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

How exactly does the BLS assemble the critical jobs report? And what is the commissioner’s role? Here’s what we know.

Though Trump rejects the results of the report, Friday's jobs figures could raise the chances that the Fed cuts rates next month.