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Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers blasted President Donald Trump's firing of a top Bureau of Labor Statistics official.
National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett criticized the accuracy of recent job numbers and called for a review of the ...
UPDATED: Following a jobs report Friday that showed the U.S. labor market slowing, Donald Trump took aim at the statistics ...
Without evidence, Trump called the data "rigged" and implied that BLS Commissioner Erika McEntarfer manipulated the numbers ...
President Trump on Sunday defended his decision to fire the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) following a weak jobs report, a move that has sparked broad pushback. Trump in a post on ...
President Trump said he ordered his administration to fire Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner Erika McEntarfer after the July jobs report.
Trump's history of criticizing the Bureau of Labor Statistics' jobs report has surfaced in the wake of his decision to fire ...
Economists said ousting the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics could undermine confidence in government economic data.
A spokesperson for BLS confirmed that McEntarfer “was terminated today” and that Deputy Commissioner William Wiatrowski will ...
Trump announced on social media that he will replace Erika McEntarfer, who has served as commissioner of the BLS since 2024.
Following a disappointing jobs report on Friday, President Donald Trump fired the Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner. Dr ...
National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett on Sunday defended Donald Trump’s decision to fire Bureau of Labor ...