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Trump Administration Considers Longtime Critic to Lead Bureau of Labor Statistics

Officials are looking at E.J. Antoni, chief economist at the conservative Heritage Foundation, among others, to head jobs-data agency.

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Trump admin considers BLS critic E.J. Antoni to lead agency - WSJ

The Trump administration is interviewing candidates to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), including E.J. Antoni, chief economist at the Heritage Foundation and a longtime critic of the jobs data agency,

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Bureau of Labor Statistics tells the US what’s up with the economy – Trump firing its top official may undercut trust in its data

President Trump’s firing of the BLS commissioner could undermine trust in the indicators the government releases.

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Podcast: What Trump's Firing of the BLS Head Might Mean for Economic Data Ahead

In this episode of WSJ’s Take On the Week, we discuss the dismissal of Erika McEntarfer as head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics and what this might mean for the future reliability of economic data.

Former head of BLS dismisses Trump claim of ‘rigged’ jobs report

President Trump fired the commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, claiming that last week’s jobs report “was rigged” ...

‘Not possible’ for commissioner to have ‘influence’ over labor data: Fmr. BLS Chief William Beach

Former Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner William Beach joins Meet the Press NOW to react to President Trump’s decision ...

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