Trump Nominates New Head of Bureau of Labor Statistics

President Trump announced the nomination of Brett Matsumoto, a government economist, to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) after previously accusing the agency of releasing unfavorable job numbers. Following the firing of the previous commissioner, Erika McEntarfer, Trump claimed the BLS had been mishandled, but no evidence supports this. Matsumoto, who has a doctorate and experience at the BLS, is expected to improve the agency. Trump’s earlier nomination of E.J. Antoni was withdrawn amid criticism of his qualifications.

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