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Trump fired a commissioner over bad jobs numbers. Nixon targeted a ‘Jewish cabal’ at the same agency
Fifty years-plus after Nixon demanded a tally of Jewish staffers at the BLS, Trump fired Erika McEntarfer over numbers he ...
Trump criticized for firing BLS chief after jobs report
Bureau of Labor Statistics chief Erika McEntarfer oversaw a July jobs report that the president claims was rigged ...
Until Trump Fired Her, She Was an Economist With Bipartisan Support
Erika McEntarfer led the agency that produced key data on jobs and inflation. Then July’s report showed a weakening economy, ...
The Economist Trump Targeted Over ‘Rigged’ Jobs Data
McEntarfer led the Bureau of Labor Statistics through rocky times before the president dismissed her after an ugly jobs ...
J.P. Morgan raises concerns over abrupt dismissal of BLS commissioner
J.P. Morgan raised concerns over the sudden dismissal of Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Commissioner Erika McEntarfer, ...
'Concerning news': Wall Street worries Trump's BLS firing could shake market confidence
Wall Street is concerned President Trump's firing of Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner (BLS) Erika McEntarfer could shake investor confidence in the accuracy of economic data.
The jobs data revisions that cost a US government statistician her job
The revisions to previous estimates of the size of U.S. payrolls gains for May and June that prompted President Donald Trump ...
Trump says he'll name BLS, Fed appointments in the next 3 to 4 days
President Donald Trump plans to fill two important economic vacancies in the next 3-4 days, he said Sunday. The BLS ...