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Trump has falsely alleged that former BLS commissioner “faked” employment numbers before the 2024 election in order to better Kamala Harris’s chances of winning.
"I was just informed that our Country's 'Jobs Numbers' are being produced by a Biden Appointee, Dr. Erika McEntarfer, the ...
President Donald Trump's firing of the commissioner of labor statistics, Erika McEntarfer, on Friday raises serious risks for retirees living on Social Security, and for those with money in U.S. bonds ...
To build trust in government data, President Donald Trump should not fire the Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner. He ...
Instead of considering economic explanations for the low jobs number, the president’s response was to punish the messenger.
Economists and Wall Street investors have long considered the job figures reliable, with share prices and bond yields often ...
President Donald Trump fired Erika McEntarfer, the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), citing her mishandling of ...
The Trump administration is struggling to defend its firing of Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner, Erika McEntarfer. Gene Sperling and Peter Goodman discuss on The Eleventh Hour.
President Donald Trump thrust the nation's system for economic data collection into the spotlight in recent days after he ...
Trump fired the previous head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics after he was unhappy with a weaker-than-expected July jobs ...