E.J. Antoni, a conservative economist, had faced bipartisan criticism as President Trump’s nominee to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Fired by Trump, a Former Labor Official Warns Against Politicizing Economic Data
Erika McEntarfer, in her first appearance since she was ousted from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, cautioned that “economic data must be free from partisan influence.”
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Second Weak Jobs Report Undercuts Trump’s Claims of a Booming Economy
After a bad employment report in August, President Trump fired the official in charge of the numbers. This month’s data was just as disappointing.
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Is Jobs Data Still Reliable? Why Economists Say Yes.
President Trump’s decision to fire the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics has prompted questions about political interference.
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Trump’s Pick of E.J. Antoni as BLS Leader Criticized by the Right and the Left
Economists on the left and right criticized E.J. Antoni for misunderstanding the data he would now oversee.
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Trump Names EJ Antoni New BLS Commissioner
The president fired the Bureau of Labor Statistics chief after a downbeat jobs report. The move has jeopardized the credibility of economic data.
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What if You Can’t Believe the Official Numbers?
By besmirching the integrity of government statistics, President Trump is endangering an underappreciated treasure, our columnist says.
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Why the B.L.S. Regularly Revises Jobs Data
President Trump fired the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics last week and described a jobs report that included a big downward revision as “rigged.”
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Trump, Claiming Weak Jobs Numbers Were ‘Rigged,’ Moves to Fire Labor Official
Economists said ousting the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics could undermine confidence in government economic data.