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Trump’s baseless ‘manipulated’ data claim in firing BLS chief Erika McEntarfer follows long history
William Beach, who was Trump’s first-term Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner, called the firing "baseless" and "damaging" in a letter co-signed by Erica Groshen, who preceded Beach and was ...
Former Trump statistics chief slams Friday firing of Erika McEntarfer
Bill Beach said the president's suggestions that the jobs report was rigged betrayed a misunderstanding in how those numbers ...
Who is Erika McEntarfer, labor statistics chief sacked by Trump
President Trump on Friday accused the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Erika McEntarfer of faking jobs numbers, ...
Economists defend labor data chief fired by Trump
Economists are defending Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner Erika McEntarfer, who was fired by President Donald Trump on ...
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‘Honor of My Life’: Ex BLS Head Erika McEntarfer Fired by Trump Speaks on Sudden Ouster
Former BLS Commissioner Erika McEntarfer, who was fired after a weak July jobs report, did not directly address Trump's allegations, but thanked her colleagues for their service.
White House Officials Defend Firing of Labor Official as Critics Warn of Trust Erosion
Top White House economic advisers on Sunday defended President Donald Trump’s firing of the head of the Bureau of Labor ...
Erika McEntarfer's firing dubbed ‘groundless’; former BLS boss slams Trump's ‘rigged’ jobs report claim
President Donald Trump on Friday fired the Labor Statistics Commissioner Erika McEntarfer after slamming the latest jobs ...