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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.

Trump's pick to lead Bureau of Labor Statistics called Social Security a 'Ponzi scheme'

Trump nominated E.J. Antoni two weeks after firing Erika McEntarfer, accusing her of rigging job report numbers to make him ...
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Bureau of Labor Statistics nominee E.J. Antoni suggests the agency suspend its monthly jobs reports

E.J. Antoni, President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), has proposed pausing the release of ...

Inflation data to draw scrutiny after BLS firing, $2.1-trillion TIPS market at risk

Monthly U.S. inflation data is under increased scrutiny after President Donald Trump removed the head of the U.S. Bureau of ...

Trump’s BLS appointee suggests suspending jobs report entirely until methods of data collection are ‘corrected’

"It’s a serious problem that needs to be fixed immediately," E.J. Antoni told Fox Business, adding that he may switch to a ...
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Conservative Economists Warn Against Trump's Pick For U.S. Labor Data Agency

Conservative economists have voiced sharp opposition to Trump’s pick of Heritage Foundation economist EJ Antoni to lead the ...