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Trump, Bureau of Labor Statistics

‘The neutrality of the agency has been eliminated:’ Stats-based feds decry BLS chief’s firing

Employees express concern Trump's firing of the commissioner, which followed a weak jobs report, will lead to future interference with their work.

The Poynter Institute for Media St… · 2d

Trump’s firing of the Bureau of Labor Statistics chief over baseless data claims follows a familiar pattern

William Beach, who was Trump’s first-term Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner, called the firing “baseless” and “damaging” in a letter co-signed by Erica Groshen, who preceded Beach and was nominated by Barack Obama.

The Financial Times · 18h

US labour data agency was teetering even before Donald Trump fired its chief

Donald Trump’s firing of the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics has exposed deepening fissures within a data agency vital to measuring the strength of the world’s largest economy. The US president sacked BLS commissioner Erika McEntarfer hours after the agency on Friday published a gloomy July jobs report,

Trump, BLS

The Western Journal on MSN · 10h

Background of BLS Commissioner Who Trump Fired Finally Comes Out - No Wonder He Sacked Her

Bureau of Labor Statistics head Erika McEntarfer is out because President Donald Trump didn't like the July jobs report. Actually, check that: That's not really the news as it is, that's the news as it was reported last week when it happened.

Washington Examiner on MSN · 38m

GOP mocks House Democrats’ request for a hearing on why Trump fired the BLS commissioner

House Democrats asked for a congressional hearing on President Donald Trump's decision to fire the Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner Erika McEntarfer.

Fiscal Times on MSN · 23h

Trump’s Firing of BLS Chief Carries Big Risks, Experts Warn

After President Donald Trump unceremoniously fired the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics following Friday’s disappointing jobs report, criticism and condemnation have come swiftly, as economists and politicians warn that the politicization of federal statistics and the agencies that produce them erodes confidence in data that is crucial to both government and business.

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Trump fires labor statistics boss hours after the release of weak jobs report

Without evidence, Trump called the data "rigged" and implied that BLS Commissioner Erika McEntarfer manipulated the numbers ...

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Who is Erika McEntarfer, the Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner fired by Trump?

Erika McEntarfer, the commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, has been fired after releasing a jobs report that ...

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Trump Orders Firing of Bureau of Labor Statistics Chief

Lori Chavez-DeRemer, who as Labor Secretary oversees the BLS, wrote on social media that she supports Trump’s decision to ...

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The president fired the commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday after the agency published a negative jobs report.

Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers had choice words for President Donald Trump after he fired his stats boss over an ...

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Trump fires Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner hours after disappointing July jobs report

Following a disappointing jobs report on Friday, President Donald Trump fired the Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner. Dr ...

Trump Orders Firing of Bureau of Labor Statistics Chief After Weak Jobs Report

President Trump said he directed his team to fire the top Bureau of Labor Statistics official after the bureau issued a weak ...

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Trump fires Biden-appointed Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner after bad jobs report: ‘Numbers were RIGGED’

A spokesperson for BLS confirmed that McEntarfer “was terminated today” and that Deputy Commissioner William Wiatrowski will ...

A former Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner on the firing of BLS head

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with former Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner Erica Groshen about the firing of one of her successors over the latest jobs numbers.

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Get the Facts: How Bureau of Labor Statistics reports influence U.S. economy

The Bureau of Labor Statistics plays a crucial role in shaping U.S. economic policy through its reports, which can influence ...

‘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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