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‘The neutrality of the agency has been eliminated:’ Stats-based feds decry BLS chief’s firing
Employees express concern Trump's firing of the commissioner, which followed a weak jobs report, will lead to future ...
What to know about Erika McEntarfer, the BLS commissioner fired by Trump
President Trump's federal hiring freeze and decision to fire Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner Erika McEntarfer raise ...
GOP mocks House Democrats’ request for a hearing on why Trump fired the BLS commissioner
House Democrats asked for a congressional hearing on President Donald Trump's decision to fire the Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner Erika McEntarfer.
Concerns grow over sacking of BLS commissioner
In a move that forms part of his drive to establish a presidential dictatorship, Trump justified the sacking with bogus claims that the numbers had been “rigged” to make him and the Republicans look ...
Is the US headed toward a recession? Experts weigh in
Hiring slowed sharply over the summer, federal government data showed. The jobs report came days after fresh gross domestic ...
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, ...
Like Trump, Americans skeptical of government job data
Like President Donald Trump, Americans are skeptical of economic data from the federal government, according to a new poll.
Erika McEntarfer educational qualification and career path: How an economist rose to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics before being fired by Trump
Erika McEntarfer, commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, was controversially fired by US President Donald Trump ...
‘You’re Asking Me to Contemplate the Nuclear Scenario’
A former Federal Reserve official gets candid about Trump’s firing of the BLS chief.