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Who is Erika McEntarfer, the Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner fired by Trump?

Erika McEntarfer, the commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, has been fired after releasing a jobs report that ...

Trump says the Bureau of Labor Statistics orchestrated a ‘scam.’ Here’s how the jobs report really works

President Donald Trump claimed without evidence that the massive revisions to the latest jobs report constituted a “scam.” ...

Trump's claims of 'rigged' jobs numbers challenged by CNBC host

CNBC news anchor Joe Kernen confronted President Trump over firing the top labor statistics chief, saying it "undermines confidence in the system." ...

Trump defends firing labor statistics chief

President Trump defended Friday's firing of Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner Erika McEntarfer following the July's ...
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Trump’s firing of the Bureau of Labor Statistics chief over baseless data claims follows a familiar pattern

William Beach, who was Trump’s first-term Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner, called the firing “baseless” and “damaging” in a letter co-signed by Erica Groshen, who preceded Beach and was ...

Ex-Trump official criticizes him for firing head of statistics agency

An official who ran the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics during President Donald Trump’s first term is criticizing Trump ...

Trump vs. the Bureau of Labor Statistics: Why This Firing Could Burn Your Finances

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Republican senators raise concerns about Trump's firing of Labor Department official

Trump fired the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday after the agency released a jobs report that showed a ...