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Trump admin live updates: Trump says new Labor Statistics chief to be hired in '3, 4 days'

President Donald Trump said he plans to name a new commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics within a few days.

Trump says he'll name people to 2 jobs closely watched by Wall Street

The president fired the Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner on Friday after poor job numbers. A Federal Reserve governor ...

Trump calls fired BLS commissioner's job numbers the 'biggest miscalculations in over 50 years'

U.S. President Donald Trump accused BLS Commissioner Erika McEntarfer of faking employment data to all-time highs before the ...

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, ...

Trump to name new Fed governor, jobs data head in coming days

President Donald Trump said he will announce a new Federal Reserve governor and a new jobs data statistician in the coming ...

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 ...

White House defends firing of labor official as critics warn of trust erosion

Top economic advisers pushed back against criticism that Trump's action could undermine confidence in official U.S. economic data.