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Former Trump statistics chief slams Friday firing of Erika McEntarfer

Bill Beach said the president's suggestions that the jobs report was rigged betrayed a misunderstanding in how those numbers ...
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Trump’s baseless ‘manipulated’ data claim in firing BLS chief Erika McEntarfer follows long history

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 ...

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 ...

Economists defend labor data chief fired by Trump

Economists are defending Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner Erika McEntarfer, who was fired by President Donald Trump on ...

Who is Erika McEntarfer, labor statistics chief sacked by Trump

President Trump on Friday accused the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Erika McEntarfer of faking jobs numbers, ...

White House Officials Defend Firing of Labor Official as Critics Warn of Trust Erosion

Top White House economic advisers on Sunday defended President Donald Trump’s firing of the head of the Bureau of Labor ...
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Controversy Surrounds Trump’s Dismissal of BLS Chief Amid Data Accuracy Concerns

President Trump's removal of Bureau of Labor Statistics chief Erika McEntarfer has sparked controversy, with critics arguing ...
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Statistics, public data leaders condemn Trump’s order to fire BLS commissioner

One group, whose leadership includes two former BLS commissioners, called on Congress to respond immediately and investigate ...