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Trump defends firing Biden-appointed statistician over ‘fake political’ jobs numbers
Trump took a page from the 2020 playbook to explain his firing of Commissioner of Labor Statistics Erika McEntarfer.
J.P. Morgan raises concerns over abrupt dismissal of BLS commissioner
J.P. Morgan raised concerns over the sudden dismissal of Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Commissioner Erika McEntarfer, ...
Trump criticized for firing BLS chief after jobs report
Bureau of Labor Statistics chief Erika McEntarfer oversaw a July jobs report that the president claims was rigged ...
Trump says he'll name BLS, Fed appointments in the next 3 to 4 days
President Donald Trump plans to fill two important economic vacancies in the next 3-4 days, he said Sunday. The BLS ...
Until Trump Fired Her, She Was an Economist With Bipartisan Support
Erika McEntarfer led the agency that produced key data on jobs and inflation. Then July’s report showed a weakening economy, ...
The Economist Trump Targeted Over ‘Rigged’ Jobs Data
McEntarfer led the Bureau of Labor Statistics through rocky times before the president dismissed her after an ugly jobs ...
The jobs data revisions that cost a US government statistician her job
The revisions to previous estimates of the size of U.S. payrolls gains for May and June that prompted President Donald Trump ...