Trump plans to fire Labor Statistics chief over weak jobs report
TL;DR
President Donald Trump fired BLS commissioner Erika McEntarfer after a weak jobs report and accused her of manipulating data, despite her bipartisan support and the routine nature of data revisions. The move raises concerns about politicization of economic data in the U.S.
- Trump fires BLS commissioner after weak jobs report NBC News
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- Trump says he’s directing team to ‘immediately’ fire senior official over jobs numbers CNN
- Trump Says He’ll Fire Labor Statistics Head After Weak Jobs Data Bloomberg
- Trump says he will fire labor statistics chief after weak jobs report Axios
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