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Trump, BLS and monthly jobs

Trump’s pick for BLS commissioner floated suspending the monthly jobs report before apparently backing off

EJ Antoni, President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics, is no longer considering suspending the monthly jobs report — one of the most crucial and historic measurements of US economic activity — after proposing the unprecedented action during an interview that published Tuesday.

MarketWatch on MSN · 6h

Monthly U.S. jobs report won’t be suspended, Trump aides say

Senior White House officials say there’s no plan to suspend the crucial monthly jobs report, shooting down an idea espoused by President Donald Trump’s new nominee to run the agency that produces the data.

The Kenya Times on MSN · 10h

Will Donald Trump’s New Bls Head Cancel the US’s Monthly Jobs Report?

President Donald Trump’s pick to head the Bureau of Labor Statistics, EJ Antoni, has suggested the bureau suspend its closely-watched monthly jobs report – though a colleague of Antoni’s says he has changed his mind about that.

Trump, bureau of labor statistics and inflation data

Associated Press News on MSN · 11d

Trump removes official overseeing jobs data after dismal employment report

President Donald Trump on Friday had his team remove the head of the agency that produces the monthly jobs figures, after a weak report showed hiring slowed and was much weaker in April and May than previously reported.

Reuters · 1d

Jobs data blasted by Trump seen by Fed officials as reason to cut

The data that caused President Donald Trump to fire the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics is being taken as serious evidence by Federal Reserve officials of a slowing economy.

Sky News Australia on MSN · 20h

Donald Trump blasts Jerome Powell over latest inflation data

US President Donald Trump is again attacking Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell after inflation data came in lower than economists expected.

Trump, Bureau of Labor Statistics and conservative economist

The Financial Times · 1d

Donald Trump picks Heritage economist to head US Bureau of Labor Statistics

Donald Trump has picked a loyalist from the rightwing Heritage Foundation to head the Bureau of Labor Statistics, after firing the former commissioner for a gloomy jobs report he claimed was “rigged”.

USA TODAY on MSN · 1d

Trump names conservative economist E.J. Antoni to lead Bureau of Labor Statistics

Trump fired the previous U.S. commissioner of Labor Statistics after the department reported the U.S. added a disappointing 73,000 jobs in July.

LA Times on MSN · 4h

Why 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 commissioner at the Labor Department's Bureau of Labor Statistics. Antoni's nomination was quickly met with a cascade of criticism from other economists.

The New Republic on MSN23hOpinion

Karoline Leavitt Hints Trump Could Start Hiding Even More Jobs Data

Donald Trump’s press secretary refused to give a straightforward answer to a key question about the monthly jobs reports.

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‘Crazy!!’: How Labor Statistics staff reacted to Trump firing commissioner after dismal jobs report

Staff at the Bureau of Labor Statistics called President Donald Trump's firing of its commissioner “depressing” and “CRAZY!!” ...

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What to Know About the Jobs Report That Led Trump to Fire the Labor Statistics Chief Amid Trade War Fallout

The data come after economists have expressed concern that the Trump Administration’s flip-flopping tariff policies and ...

Trump invites Project 2025 author to present economic data after jobs report showing rising Black unemployment

The president attempted to tell a different story about the U.S. economy than what the latest job report revealed. President ...

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Trump Officials Struggle to Spin Firing of Jobs Report Messenger

President Donald Trump’s acolytes are scrambling to rationalize his decision to fire the nation’s top labor statistician ...

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U.S. Enters Uncharted Waters With Next Jobs Report

Thousands of invisible, far-reaching decisions flow from the stream of reports the BLS compiles. When faith in the government ...

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