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Trump names former Texas Public Policy Foundation economist to lead Bureau of Labor Statistics

Antoni's nomination comes a week after he posted on social media criticizing the Bureau of Labor's leadership and data.

Trump’s pick to head Bureau of Labor Statistics walks back his earlier plan to scrap monthly jobs reports

President Donald Trump ’s pick to head the Bureau of Labor Statistics, who previously proposed scrapping monthly jobs reports ...
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How and why the Bureau of Labor Statistics revises US job numbers

The federal Bureau of Labor Statistics regularly publishes a suite of reports and datasets that businesses, journalists, ...

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

Trump nominated EJ Antoni two weeks after firing Erika McEntarfer, accusing her of rigging job report numbers to make him ...

Trump to Nominate Bureau of Labor Statistics Critic to Lead Agency

Antoni had the support of conservatives like former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon.

White House: Bureau of Labor Statistics Plans To Continue Putting Out Monthly Jobs Reports Under New Management

RCP's Phil Wegmann asked at Tuesday's WH briefing whether the Bureau of Labor Statistics plans to continue putting out ...

Trump's nominee to oversee jobs, inflation data faces shower of criticism

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