Trump, BLS and monthly jobs
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President Donald Trump’s nominee to head the Bureau of Labor Statistics has made a series of controversial assertions that critics say undermines his desire to have the agency better collect and process economic data.
Trump's pick to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics, E.J. Antoni, has suggested pausing the monthly jobs report, raising fears he could alter inflation data that's used to set cost-of-living adjustments for seniors.
E.J. Antoni, President Trump's pick to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), has suggested ending the monthly jobs reports closely watched by businesses.
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Monthly U.S. inflation data is under increased scrutiny after President Donald Trump removed the head of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, a move that could undermine confidence in the $2.1-trillion market for Treasury debt designed to protect against inflation.
President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics has already proposed data collection changes that would shift how the government enforces workplace laws, former Labor Department officials say.
Donald Trump’s attempt to replace the chief of the Bureau of Labor Statistics with a MAGA extremist has advocates for women in the workplace worried about how the administration could potentially manipulate data to serve its political agenda.
If a Democratic president tried to so directly politicize an independent agency, Republicans would be screaming about the coming tyranny.
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