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BLS nominee made claim that no ‘sensible economist would use’ — and that’s one of the kinder comments about him

President Donald Trump’s nominee to head the Bureau of Labor Statistics has made a series of controversial assertions that ...

Trump's BLS pick fuels fears of rigged CPI, Social Security COLA cuts

Trump's pick to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics, E.J. Antoni, has suggested pausing the monthly jobs report, raising ...

Trump Removal of BLS Commissioner Prompts Questions About Accuracy of Economic Stats

Donald Trump's dismissal two weeks ago Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner Erika McEntarfer and nomination of EJ Antoni ...

Inflation data to draw scrutiny after BLS firing, $2.1-trillion TIPS market at risk

Monthly U.S. inflation data is under increased scrutiny after President Donald Trump removed the head of the U.S. Bureau of ...

Trump’s BLS nominee met with criticism from economists and across the political spectrum

E.J. Antoni, President Trump's pick to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), has suggested ending the monthly jobs ...

Tom Saler: Government workers like fired BLS commissioner are often overlooked, unappreciated

Saving taxpayer money, saving lives and finding novel solutions to meaningful problems is what government workers do every ...

BLS Data Changes Would Ripple to Labor Enforcement, Rulemakings

President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics has already proposed data collection changes that would ...

Firing BLS Director Over Weak Jobs Report Is 'Banana Republic' Behavior

If a Democratic president tried to so directly politicize an independent agency, Republicans would be screaming about the ...

How bent BLS data could fuel conservatives’ war on working women

Donald Trump’s attempt to replace the chief of the Bureau of Labor Statistics with a MAGA extremist has advocates for women ...
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Safeguarding the credibility of the BLS is a test of senators’ courage

The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) is one of those rare corners of government that is indispensable and should be dull.

Past BLS Commissioners Say Changes Don’t Come Easy at the US Statistics Agency

President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics caused a stir when it surfaced that he suggested the ...