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The fired head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics is warning about data manipulation

Fired by Trump last month, Erika McEntarfer raised the alarm on political meddling in economic data collection. Read More

Bureau of Labor Statistics to shut down during government shutdown

The Bureau of Labor Statistics will completely "cease operations"and suspend data collection in the event of a U.S. federal government shutdown, the Department of Labor said on Monday in its ... Read More

White House Withdraws Nominees to Lead Bureau of Labor Statistics, CFTC

President Trump fired the head of the BLS, claiming manipulated jobs numbers after a report of slowed hiring. While revisions were more dramatic than usual, these numbers are always revised. WSJ ... Read More

Opinion: Even conservatives can’t get behind Trump’s Bureau of Labor Statistics pick

Economists from multiple conservative think tanks have weighed in against Antoni’s appointment, citing his inexperience and incompetence. Read More

The Economy Doesn't Need Federal Jobs Data To Function

In fairness to Fadel, the Joint Economic Committee released a statement that the government shutdown had "impacted the availability of some data used in the [Committee's] Monthly Employment Update," ... Read More

Labor Dept. to delay economic data if government shuts down, putting Friday's jobs report in doubt

The agency's Bureau of Labor Statistics would suspend operations if the U.S. government shuts down this week, potentially delaying key economic reports. Read More

White House withdraws nominee E.J. Antoni to lead Bureau of Labor Statistics

WASHINGTON, Sept 30 (Reuters) - The Trump administration has withdrawn its nomination of conservative economist E.J. Antoni as head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the White House said on Tuesday. Read More

White House withdraws E.J. Antoni's nomination to run the Bureau of Labor Statistics

The White House on Tuesday withdrew the nomination of E.J. Antoni, a conservative economist, to be the next commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics. “Dr. E.J. Antoni is a brilliant economist ... Read More

White House pulls nomination of E.J. Antoni to head Bureau of Labor Statistics

The White House confirmed to FOX Business that President Donald Trump has withdrawn his nomination of E.J. Antoni to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). CNN first reported the withdrawal of ... Read More

Government shutdown may delay key economic data the Fed relies on

Barring a quick resolution to the partial government shutdown, the U.S. jobs report will not be released as expected on Oct. 3, leaving the Federal Reserve without one of its critical data points as ... Read More