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Sep 17 • 8 months ago

BLS chief fired by Trump over jobs report comments publicly for first time

The former Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) commissioner, Erika McEntarfer, on Tuesday made her first public remarks since she was fired by President Trump last month following a poor jobs report and ...

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Aug 12 • 9 months ago

Trump BLS pick suggests suspending monthly jobs report over data concerns

President Trump's nominee to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) suggested the agency should stop issuing monthly jobs reports, claiming that the data the agency uses to calculate them is not re...

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Aug 03 • 9 months ago

White House officials defend Trump's firing of BLS chief

White House officials on Sunday defended President Trump's decision to fire the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) following a weak jobs report, a move that has sparked broad criticism. "The...

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