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Trump’s nominee to oversee jobs, inflation data faces shower of criticism

President Donald Trump has selected E.J. Antoni, chief economist at the conservative Heritage Foundation, to be the next ...

Trump’s pick for BLS commissioner floated suspending the monthly jobs before apparently backing off

EJ Antoni, President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics, is no longer considering suspending the ...

Trump picks E.J. Antoni as new Bureau of Labor Statistics head after firing old commissioner amid weak jobs report

President Trump announced E.J. Antoni as his nominee to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Monday, after he fired the ...

‘Crazy!!’: How Labor Statistics staff reacted to Trump firing commissioner after dismal jobs report

Staff at the Bureau of Labor Statistics called President Donald Trump's firing of its commissioner “depressing” and “CRAZY!!” ...

Trump's BLS commissioner pick suggests suspending monthly jobs reports

E.J. Antoni, Trump's pick as commissioner of Labor Statistics, recently endorsed halting monthly jobs reports until the methodology is changed.

Trump Taps BLS Skeptic To Replace Leader He Fired Over Grim Jobs Report

E.J. Antoni, economist at the Heritage Foundation, has been critical of how the Bureau of Labor Statistics collects data.

Prices climbed less than expected in July, despite Trump's tariffs

Economists expect prices to have risen 2.8% in July compared to a year earlier, which would amount to a slight uptick from ...