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Employees express concern Trump's firing of the commissioner, which followed a weak jobs report, will lead to future ...
Without evidence, Trump called the data "rigged" and implied that BLS Commissioner Erika McEntarfer manipulated the numbers ...
The Bureau of Labor Statistics has been thrust into the spotlight after President Trump criticized its federal jobs report ...
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 ...
House Democrats asked for a congressional hearing on President Donald Trump's decision to fire the Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner Erika McEntarfer.
President Trump said he directed his team to fire the top Bureau of Labor Statistics official after the bureau issued a weak ...
Lori Chavez-DeRemer, who as Labor Secretary oversees the BLS, wrote on social media that she supports Trump’s decision to ...
NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with former Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner Erica Groshen about the firing of one of her successors over the latest jobs numbers.
A spokesperson for BLS confirmed that McEntarfer “was terminated today” and that Deputy Commissioner William Wiatrowski will ...
President Trump fired the BLS chair Erika McEntarfer on Friday, claiming without evidence that jobs data was manipulated, and ...
The Bureau of Labor Statistics plays a crucial role in shaping U.S. economic policy through its reports, which can influence ...
Trump fired the labor statistics chief and the markets shrugged. That’s concerning.