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Trump's pick for BLS chief has floated pausing monthly jobs reports. Investors and economists say it's a terrible idea.

E.J. Antoni, President Trump's pick to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics, said it should suspend the monthly jobs report ...

White House says plan is for BLS to continue publishing jobs report

Asked if the Bureau of Labor Statistics will continue to publish the monthly jobs report, White House Press Secretary ...

Trump says the Bureau of Labor Statistics orchestrated a ‘scam.’ Here’s how the jobs report really works

President Donald Trump claimed without evidence that the massive revisions to the latest jobs report constituted a “scam.” ...

Bank of America's CEO responds to weak jobs report that spurred Trump firing of BLS chief

Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan said there must be better ways to collect employment data after President Trump fired the ...

Inflation Up or Down? What About Jobs? The Agency That Should Know Is on the Rocks

Trump’s firing of the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ leader compounds a yearslong struggle to modernize methods and maintain ...

Economists across the political spectrum question Trump labor statistics nominee’s credentials

President Trump has selected E.J. Antoni, chief economist at the conservative Heritage Foundation, to be the next ...