Announcement follows Trump’s firing of the previous commissioner, who had reported job growth figures that missed expectations
US President Donald Trump on Monday picked a right-wing think tank economist to head the Bureau of Labour Statistics, replacing the commissioner he fired for reducing previously reported job growth estimates.
Trump said in a post on his Truth Social platform that he was nominating E.J. Antoni to be commissioner of the bureau.
“Our Economy is booming, and E.J. will ensure that the Numbers released are HONEST and ACCURATE,” Trump said in the post.
“I know E.J. Antoni will do an incredible job in this new role.”
