President Trump’s decision to fire the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics has prompted questions about political interference.
U.S. Economy
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By Ben Casselman
When last month’s jobs report showed unexpected weakness in the labor market, President Trump fired the head of the agency that produces the data and named a loyalist to run the department that produces those numbers.
That has prompted a natural question ahead of Friday’s jobs report: Can this month’s numbers be trusted?
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