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‘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 ...
What to know about Erika McEntarfer, the BLS commissioner fired by Trump
The BLS produces data relied on by businesses and policymakers, including the Fed.
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Trump’s baseless ‘manipulated’ data claim in firing BLS chief Erika McEntarfer follows long history
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 ...
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Trump’s Firing of BLS Chief Is Bound to Backfire
What happens next can only go wrong for him and the U.S. Here’s what experts and critics are arguing in the aftermath.
Who is Erika McEntarfer, labor statistics chief sacked by Trump
President Trump on Friday accused the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Erika McEntarfer of faking jobs numbers, ...
In Firing the BLS Chief, Trump Escalates His Administration’s War on Data
But Trump’s firing of the BLS chief escalated his administration’s attack on information. Though researchers who rely on ...
White House searches for a new BLS chief with 'credibility' and 'experience'
Trump fired the previous head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics after he was unhappy with a weaker-than-expected July jobs ...
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 ...
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Trump’s Politicization of BLS Marks an Attack on Our Economy and Democracy
Trump’s attack on the Bureau of Labor Statistics and, more broadly, on facts, marks another step closer to authoritarianism.
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‘Wanna-be king’: Democrats fume at Trump move to oust BLS head
Trump accused BLS commissioner Erika McEntarfer, an appointee of former President Biden, of skewing job numbers in the latest report, which showed the U.S. adding only 73,000 jobs last month and ...