· after bls firing, trump leaves clean-up job to successor the statistical agencys problems predate trump, but experts say it cant be easily fixed without more resources · white house officials began the week scrambling to find a replacement after trump fired bureau of labor statistics commissioner erika mcentarfer on friday. Trump’s economic advisers are fully aware of the widely acknowledged necessity of insulating – or at least attempting to shield – the next bls chief from the perception of political. president trump announced e. j. This is a move straight … · trump told officials to fire erika mcentarfer, the commissioner of the bureau of labor statistics, hours after a report showed us job growth cooled sharply over the last three months. · the bls produces data relied on by businesses and policymakers, including the fed. Antoni as his nominee to lead the bureau of labor statistics on monday, after he fired the former commissioner and blamed her for a weaker-than-expected … · today, trump directed his team to fire the commissioner of the bureau of labor statistics (bls) because he didn’t like the jobs numbers they released. Antoni as his nominee to lead the bureau of labor statistics on monday, after he fired the former commissioner and bla… · white house officials on sunday defended president trump’s decision to fire the head of the bureau of labor statistics (bls) following a weak jobs report, a move that has … · 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: The statistician … · what could president trumps firing of a bureau of labor statistics commissioner portend for the integrity of federal data? President trump announced e. j. Mcentarfer joins a growing list of female officials fired during trump 2. 0 (and lot of fired men, too).