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Trump fires Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner following negative July jobs report
President Trump announced the firing of Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner Erika McEntarfer on Friday, following the publication by the agency of a monthly jobs report for July that showed continued weakening of the US labor market.
UPDATED: Following a jobs report Friday that showed the U.S. labor market slowing, Donald Trump took aim at the statistics ...
Without evidence, Trump called the data "rigged" and implied that BLS Commissioner Erika McEntarfer manipulated the numbers ...
Kevin Hassett said the president wants his own people at the agency to provide “more transparent and reliable” jobs data.
Historic preservation experts are raising concerns over the feasibility of President Trump’s plans to complete large-scale ...
Trump's history of criticizing the Bureau of Labor Statistics' jobs report has surfaced in the wake of his decision to fire ...
President Trump on Sunday defended his decision to fire the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) following a weak jobs report, a move that has sparked broad pushback. Trump in a post on ...
Economists said ousting the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics could undermine confidence in government economic data.
A spokesperson for BLS confirmed that McEntarfer “was terminated today” and that Deputy Commissioner William Wiatrowski will ...
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