Tag: Bureau of Labor Statistics
The fired head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics is warning about data manipulation
The former BLS commissioner warned of political meddling in economic data collection.Erika McEntarfer's ousting followed a jobs report…
Americans should be worried about Trump’s economy
This is an adapted excerpt from the Sept. 6 episode of “Velshi.”As Jay-Z put it, “Men lie, women…
The big problem with the White House’s spin about the economy
The Trump administration has a problem. The latest jobs report showed just 22,000 jobs were added in August.…
Trump’s war on statistics risks leaving us all in the dark
In Donald Trump’s first term, he infamously used a black Sharpie to alter a hurricane forecast to support…
Trump demands the resignation of a key Fed official as he broadens his attacks on the central bank
President Donald Trump is targeting another high-profile member of the Fed.He said that Lisa Cook should resign after…
Maddow Blog | From cooking the books to hiding the books: Team Trump puts access to jobs data in doubt
A key element of the White House’s war on data is hiding government statistics it doesn’t like. In…
Trump’s BLS pick is an ‘extreme partisan’ with no technical understanding of data: Jason Furman
President Trump says he will nominate E.J. Antoni, the chief economist at the conservative Heritage Foundation, to be…
Trump to nominate longtime skeptic of Bureau of Labor Statistics as new agency head
President Donald Trump announced that he plans to nominate E.J. Antoni, the chief economist at the conservative Heritage…
Maddow Blog | With new labor statistics nominee, Trump heads in a radical and hazardous direction
Up until two weeks ago, the Labor Department’s Bureau of Labor Statistics was a relatively obscure federal office,…
Trump names new BLS head after firing old commissioner amid weak jobs report
Washington — President Trump announced E.J. Antoni as his nominee to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics on…
Trump’s Oval Office chart charade can’t hide the truth
On Thursday, President Donald Trump took a break from gilding the Oval Office to summon the media for…
Trump firing labor statistics head won’t achieve his agenda, says former chief
Donald Trump will need to take more radical action than simply firing the head of the Bureau of…