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Who Is Erika McEntarfer? Trump Fires Bureau Of Labor Statistics Commissioner Over Jobs Report Dispute

President Donald Trump fired BLS Commissioner Erika McEntarfer after a disappointing July jobs report showed only 73,000 jobs added and major downward revisions to previous months. Accusing her of ...

Fact Check: Former Labor Statistics Commisioner McEntarfer Was NOT 'Arrested By U.S. Navy JAG On Treason Charges'

Was Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner Erika McEntarfer arrested by "U.S. Navy JAG" on "treason charges" related to the ...

Thomas Stapleford: The Bureau of Labor Statistics has always been political

Like any government agency, the BLS is a thoroughly political entity. And yet Donald Trump’s critics are right to be worried.

Why I trust EJ Antoni to improve the Bureau of Labor Statistics

When President Donald Trump announced his nomination of E.J. Antoni to replace Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner Erika ...

Former Trump statistics chief slams Friday firing of Erika McEntarfer

Bill Beach said the president's suggestions that the jobs report was rigged betrayed a misunderstanding in how those numbers ...
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Bureau of Labor Statistics dismissal presents opening for new leadership

Three contenders stand out to replace the departed Erika McEntarfer, according to Hal Ratner, who is the head of research for ...

Trump to nominate Heritage Foundation economist E.J. Antoni as Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner after McEntarfer firing

President Donald Trump announced plans to nominate Heritage Foundation chief economist E.J. Antoni as Bureau of Labor ...