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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 ...
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Will Trump’s Firing of the Labor-Data Chief Raise U.S. Financing Costs?

Immediately following publication of the recent dismal jobs report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), President Trump fired its top official, Commissioner Erika McEntarfer. Trump asserted, ...

‘Not possible’ for commissioner to have ‘influence’ over labor data: Fmr. BLS Chief William Beach

Former Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner William Beach joins Meet the Press NOW to react to President Trump’s decision ...

Nebraska Republican faces rowdy town hall with questions about Epstein files and fired BLS chief

In between, the Nebraska Republican was consistently heckled while responding to questions about releasing more information ...

Obama Treasury Sec Eviscerates Trump for Firing Numbers Chief: ‘Really Scary Stuff’

The president fired the commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday after the agency published a negative jobs report.

Joe: The more Trump talks about firing BLS commissioner the more he proves how wrong it was

President Donald Trump on Friday ordered the firing of the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, hours after a stunning ...