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‘The neutrality of the agency has been eliminated:’ Stats-based feds decry BLS chief’s firing
Employees express concern Trump's firing of the commissioner, which followed a weak jobs report, will lead to future ...
White House searches for a new BLS chief with 'credibility' and 'experience'
Trump fired the previous head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics after he was unhappy with a weaker-than-expected July jobs ...
Help Wanted: A $195,000 Economist With More Than a Ph.D. to Run the BLS
The top job at the Bureau of Labor Statistics typically goes to an economist experienced in government or academia. Now it ...
Former House Speaker Paul Ryan on Trump's tariff agenda, Fed independence and BLS chief's ouster
Paul Ryan, Solamere Capital partner, Teneo vice chairman and former House Speaker, joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss the state of ...
How to Know When to Freak Out about Data Manipulation at BLS
Victoria Guida is an economics correspondent at POLITICO and author of Capital Letter, a reported column that probes policies ...
Nebraska Republican faces rowdy town hall with questions about Epstein files and fired BLS chief
In between, the Nebraska Republican was consistently heckled while responding to questions about releasing more information ...
‘Not possible’ for commissioner to have ‘influence’ over labor data: Fmr. BLS Chief William Beach
Former Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner William Beach joins Meet the Press NOW to react to President Trump’s decision ...