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ToplineThe Trump administration cast doubt on the integrity of the Bureau of Labor Statistics after it revised jobs data over the past year to show the…

Supporters of Bureau of Labor Statistics employees join a rally outside the Labor Department on Friday, September 5, 2025, in Washington, D.C. Andrea Hsu/NPR hide caption…

White HouseTrump said Antoni would ensure reports were honest and accuratePresident Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) has proposed ending releasing…

President Trump plans to name conservative economist E.J. Antoni to head the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Trump fired the bureau’s previous leader after a disappointing jobs…

MARTIN BERTRAND/Hans Lucas/AFP via Getty Images MARTIN BERTRAND/Hans Lucas/AFP via Getty Images After President Trump fired the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, economists and…

Broadly speaking, Donald Trump’s authoritarian moves come in two flavors. The first is devious plans that help him amass power (say, turning the Departments of Justice…

Trust in experts is down. In all kinds of institutions and professions – in government, in media, in medical science… and lately, economists are feeling the…

Natalie ShermanBusiness reporter, in New YorkWatch: Trump defends firing of Bureau of Labor Statistics head over “wrong” numbersUS President Donald Trump said he would fire the…