Earlier on Sunday, National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett defended Trump's decision to fire Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner Erika McEntarfer, claiming the president "wants his own ...

U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to announce two new appointees in the coming days, a Federal Reserve governor and a chief labor market statistician, moves that could influence his economic ...

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President Donald Trump’s acolytes are scrambling to rationalize his decision to fire the nation’s top labor statistician ...

The president fired the Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner on Friday after poor job numbers. A Federal Reserve governor ...

White House economic advisers defended President Donald Trump’s firing of the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, pushing back against criticism that Trump’s action could undermine confidence in ...

When it comes to economic reports, that was some week last week. The Federal Reserve didn't cut its key interest rate. The ...

By Doina Chiacu and Jasper Ward WASHINGTON (Reuters) -White House economic advisers on Sunday defended President Donald Trump ...

National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett discusses the latest jobs report, the firing of the labor statistics chief ...

Explore the latest labor statistics and the impact of the recent job report dismissal by President Donald Trump.

On Sunday, William Beach, who preceded McEntarfer as BLS commissioner, told CNN's "State of the Union" that her firing was "groundless," and that there was "no way" for her to rig the numbers, since ...