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Trump nominates Bureau of Labor Statistics critic to replace fired agency head

E.J. Antoni, a staunch critic of the agency, had emerged in recent days as a favorite candidate among some influential Trump advisors, including Stephen K. Bannon. He has questioned the legitimacy of the agency’s data over the past year.

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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.

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

Depressing.” “CRAZY!!” That's how staff at the Bureau of Labor Statistics reacted after President Donald Trump fired its commissioner, Erika McEntarfer, after a dismal jobs report issued Aug. 1 undermined the White House's claims of an economic boom.

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Trump wants to influence government statistics. Data wonks are worried about what that means.

Statisticians are worried Trump’s actions targeting statistics agencies could permanently undermine trust in federal data.

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Trump picks Heritage economist Antoni to lead US labor statistics agency

U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday said he was nominating economist E.J. Antoni as the new Bureau of Labor Statistics ...

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Trump names conservative economist E.J. Antoni to lead Bureau of Labor Statistics

Trump fired the previous U.S. commissioner of Labor Statistics after the department reported the U.S. added a disappointing 73,000 jobs in July.

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Here’s how Trump’s BLS commissioner pick has criticized the BLS

Hours before President Donald Trump fired former Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner Erika McEntarfer this month, E.J. Antoni appeared on former White House strategist Steve Bannon’s podcast to ...

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Trump nominates Bureau of Labor Statistics critic to head agency

President Donald Trump on Monday nominated economist E.J. Antoni as commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, an agency he has criticized.

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