Trump says he will announce new labor statistics official in 3 or 4 days

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday he will announce a new head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics within three or four days.

He fired BLS Commissioner Erika McEntarfer after accusing her of faking jobs numbers, without providing any evidence of data manipulation.

(Reporting by Patricia Zengerle; Editing by Tom Hogue)