· after president trump fired the head of the bureau of labor statistics, economists and statisticians across the board were horrified. · president donald trump’s decision to fire the official responsible for compiling the nation’s jobs statistics drew condemnation sunday from economic experts who served in republican … · trump turned years of skepticism about government economic data into action, firing the bls commissioner after a weaker-than-expected jobs report. · president donald trump was fuming about the july jobs report signaling a significant slowdown in the economy when he recalled one of his simmering resentments: He said late sunday he planned to name a … · president trump’s firing of the bureau of labor statistics (bls) commissioner is raising concerns about whether her replacement could manipulate job numbers to work in his favor. · trump has repeatedly claimed without evidence that bls “rigged” economic data to make his administration and republicans look bad. · president donald trump fired the commissioner of the bureau of labor statistics on friday after a new jobs report showed a major slowdown of hiring in recent months. · the bls produces data relied on by businesses and policymakers, including the fed. · president trump’s firing of the bls commissioner could undermine trust in the indicators the government releases. The statistician … Mcentarfer joins a growing list of female officials fired during trump 2. 0 (and lot of fired men, too). · president trump’s decision to fire the head of the bureau of labor statistics forced his allies into the awkward spot of criticizing an agency they had freely cited in the past. Because the firing raises the spectre of potential.