In a 2022 blog post, he called a methodology change for the bls’ consumer price index an “orwellian trick” to mask higher inflation. · trumps firing of the bls commissioner has raised fears that government employment data, used to make major economic policy decisions, will become politicized. · 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. · in fact, president trump just fired the economist who ran the bureau of labor statistics, accusing her – with no evidence – of faking a jobs report that showed fewer gains than … · the monthly jobs report is already closely-watched on wall street and in washington but has taken on a new importance after president donald trump on friday fired the official who … And that was before president donald trump fired the head of the … · budget constraints and workforce cuts have taken a toll on the labor department’s production of economic data. · 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. Antoni appeared on former white … · to justify firing the head of the nonpartisan bureau of labor statistics, president donald trump has said several times that the agency withheld data unfavorable to president joe … · his criticisms of the bls go back years. 1, trump fired erika mcentarfer, the commissioner of the bureau of labor statistics, after the agency reported a disappointing 73,000 job gains in july and, more …