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Trump says he’s nominating E.J. Antoni as Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner
President Donald Trump said Monday that he will nominate the economist E. J. Antoni as commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Antoni would replace Erika McEntarfer, who Trump fired as BLS commissioner on Aug. 1, after accusing her of manipulating jobs report data. McEntarfer was terminated hours after her agency reported reported slower than expected nonfarm job payroll growth in July, and after sharply revising downward previously reported June and May job gains. Antoni is the chief economist at the conservative Heritage Foundation and has been a longtime critic of the BLS. “I am pleased to announce that ... (full story)
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I am pleased to announce that I am nominating Highly Respected Economist, Dr. E.J. Antoni, as the next Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Our Economy is booming, and E.J. will ensure that the Numbers released are HONEST and ACCURATE. I know E.J. Antoni will do an incredible job in this new role. Congratulations E.J.!
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.2 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis in July, after rising 0.3 percent in June, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the last 12 months, the all items index increased 2.7 percent before seasonal adjustment. The index for shelter rose 0.2 percent in July and was the ...
