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Advocates for women’s rights fear what the Trump administration could do to roll back hard-fought gains for women workers.
Firing BLS Director Over Weak Jobs Report Is 'Banana Republic' Behavior If a Democratic president tried to so directly politicize an independent agency, Republicans would be screaming about the ...
Trump's pick to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics, E.J. Antoni, has suggested pausing the monthly jobs report, raising fears he could alter inflation data that's used to set cost-of-living ...
Revisions are a "feature, not a bug" of any jobs report, former BLS commissioner told CBS MoneyWatch.
Trump Removal of BLS Commissioner Prompts Questions About Accuracy of Economic Stats Ray Dalio said he likely would have fired the BLS head as well.
E.J. Antoni, President Trump's pick to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics, said it should suspend the monthly jobs report over accuracy concerns.
E.J. Antoni, an economist nominated by President Trump to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics, said the jobs report is flawed.
BLS Commissioner Nominee’s Suggestion to Suspend Monthly Jobs Report Is ‘Like Gouging Our Eyes Out’ E.J. Antoni and Trump (Heritage Foundation/Getty Images/TPM) ...
Trump’s Pick for BLS Floats Suspending Monthly Jobs Report. Economists See Risks. By Megan Leonhardt Follow Updated Aug 12, 2025, 5:15 pm EDT / Original Aug 12, 2025, 3:28 pm EDT ...
Trump nominee EJ Antoni proposes suspending BLS' monthly jobs reports, advocating for quarterly data to improve accuracy amid concerns over labor statistics revisions.
E.J. Antoni's comments followed President Trump's firing of BLS Commissioner Erika McEntarfer after the agency reported only 73,000 jobs added in July.