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Trump's pick to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics, E.J. Antoni, has suggested pausing the monthly jobs report, raising fears he could alter inflation data that's used to set cost-of-living adjustments for seniors.
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Trump’s pick to lead labor stats agency could pause monthly jobs report over accuracy concerns
Heritage Foundation economist E.J. Antoni, tapped to lead Bureau of Labor Statistics, calls monthly jobs data unreliable after recent job downward revision.
President Donald Trump’s nominee to replace the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) head he fired this month was present in the militant right-wing mob outside of the Capitol on January 6, 2021, NBC has found.
The artwork depicting a German battleship called the Bismarck was visible in two interviews with Antoni in 2023 and 2024.