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'We need accurate numbers': Trump fires BLS chief Erika McEntarfer after weak July jobs report; claims 'Biden appointee' manipulated data
US President Donald Trump on Friday dismissed bureau of labor statistics (BLS) commissioner Erika McEntarfer, just hours ...
Padilla says investigation into Trump ‘certainly in order’ after BLS director fired
The California Democrat’s comments come two days after Trump fired BLS Commissioner Erika McEntarfer over the agency’s new employment numbers showing only 73,000 jobs being added in July and revealing ...
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, ...
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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 ...
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 ...