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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 ...
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Treasury Markets on Edge After White House Dismisses BLS Head
President Trump’s abrupt dismissal of Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner Erika McEntarfer, stemming from his mistrust of ...
White House economist backs Trump firing Labor stats head, hits 'partisan pattern' in jobs data: 'Propaganda'
National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett supports President Trump firing Bureau of Labor Statistics head, citing ...
White House defends firing of labor official as critics warn of trust erosion
By Doina Chiacu and Jasper Ward WASHINGTON (Reuters) -White House economic advisers on Sunday defended President Donald Trump ...
After Trump sacks BLS boss, Democrats fear these seven words the most
President Trump's declaration that "we need people that we can trust" after his firing of the BLS commissioner has left ...
White House searches for new BLS Chief with ‘credibility,’ ‘experience’
President Trump has said he will choose a new Commissioner for the Bureau of Labor Statistics within the next three to four ...
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Editorial: Firing labor statistician undermines future White House data
By firing the Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner, President Trump threatens to corrupt essential financial data that helps drive economic decision making.
Trump’s missed opportunity: BLS wage growth numbers
Firing the BLS director was an overreaction. And last week’s data had both good and bad news for Donald Trump and his ...
Fact-checking Trump's claim on Bureau of Labor Statistics data being "rigged"
President Trump's firing of the Bureau of Labor Statistics chief following a lackluster jobs report has sparked debate over ...