Trump Administration Considers Longtime Critic to Lead Bureau of Labor Statistics [View all]

Source: The Wall Street Journal.

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Trump Administration Considers Longtime Critic to Lead Bureau of Labor Statistics

Officials are looking at E.J. Antoni, chief economist at the conservative Heritage Foundation, among others, to head jobs-data agency

By Brian Schwartz and Meridith McGraw
Aug. 10, 2025 at 5:39 pm ET

President Trump fired the head of the BLS, claiming manipulated jobs numbers after a report of slowed hiring. While revisions were more dramatic than usual, these numbers are always revised. WSJ explains.

The Trump administration is interviewing candidates to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics including at least one longtime critic of the agency, according to a senior administration official.

Administration officials are weighing candidates to take the top job after President Trump fired the BLS commissioner earlier this month Following the release of a weak jobs report.

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