bls chief - Search News

News

Trump to name new Fed governor and jobs data chief

Trump orders firing of Biden-appointed BLS chief after negative jobs data

President Trump ordered the firing of the Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner after her office released a trove of negative jobs data.

The Hill on MSN · 9h

Trump defends firing labor statistics chief after weak jobs report

President Trump on Sunday defended his decision to fire the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) following a weak jobs report, a move that has sparked broad pushback. Trump in a post on

Hoodline · 11h

President Trump Fires BLS Chief Following Poor Jobs Report, Fueling Fears of Political Interference in Economic Data

President Trump fired the BLS chief after a poor jobs report, amid concerns of meddling in economic data reporting and issues with CPI data collection accuracy due to staff shortages.

PolitiFact1d

Trump’s baseless ‘manipulated’ data claim in firing BLS chief Erika McEntarfer follows long history

William Beach, who was Trump’s first-term Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner, called the firing "baseless" and "damaging" in a letter co-signed by Erica Groshen, who preceded Beach and was ...

13hon MSN

Sen. Padilla on BLS chief firing: ‘I think an investigation is certainly in order’

Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) said on Sunday he would support an investigation into President Trump’s firing of the ...

2don MSN

'Shoot the messenger’: Democrats condemn Trump’s call to fire BLS chief

Democrats accused Trump of shifting blame for an underwhelming jobs report. Democrats condemned President Donald Trump’s call ...

Results that may be inaccessible to you are currently showing.

Hide inaccessible results