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Until Trump Fired Her, She Was an Economist With Bipartisan Support
Erika McEntarfer led the agency that produced key data on jobs and inflation. Then July’s report showed a weakening economy, ...
BLS commissioner reacts to Trump firing
Erika McEntarfer, commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), who President Trump fired following a dismal jobs report, said it was the “honor of my life” to serve in ...
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Trump fires head of BLS: Historical data show low revised numbers not uncommon
President Donald Trump fired the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics after the latest job report showed hiring slowed in ...
Larry Summers says Trump's accusations of manipulated jobs numbers are ‘preposterous’
Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers called President Donald Trump's baseless accusation that the top Bureau of Labor ...
'We need accurate numbers': Trump fires BLS chief Erika McEntarfer after weak July jobs report; claims 'Biden appointee' manipulated data
US President Donald Trump on Friday dismissed bureau of labor statistics (BLS) commissioner Erika McEntarfer, just hours ...
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U.S. jobs data "very unreliable," top Trump econ adviser says
The labor statistics chief that President Trump fired Friday is a "terrific person, but the jobs data her agency produced has ...
Who is Erika McEntarfer? Donald Trump fires Bureau of Labour Statistics commissioner
Erika McEntarfer, a longtime government employee, bore the brunt of President Donald Trump’s unhappiness with Friday’s jobs ...
Trump fires lead official on economic data as tariffs cause market drop
US President Donald Trump has fired the boss of one of America's most important economic institutions hours after weaker-than ...