President Trump plans to announce a new head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics this week. Unhappy with the recent jobs numbers, the president fired the BLS commissioner last week. And he told reporters he’ll name a replacement soon — “in the next 3 or 4 days.” The president accused the former jobs statistician28 of […]
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Trump to name new jobs statistician in the coming week
President Trump plans to announce a new head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics this week. Unhappy with the recent jobs numbers, the president fired the BLS commissioner last week. And he told reporters he’ll name a replacement soon — “in the next 3 or 4 days.” The president accused the former jobs statistician28 of faking jobs numbers, calling it a “scam” without providing any evidence.