Announcement follows Trump’s firing of the previous commissioner, who had reported job growth figures that missed expectations.

"Sono lieto di annunciare la mia nomina a Commissario del Bureau of Labor Statistics, l'eminente economista Dr. E.J. Anton". (ANSA)

"Sono lieto di annunciare la mia nomina a Commissario del Bureau of Labor Statistics, l'eminente economista Dr. E.J. Anton". (ANSA)

The president said that EJ Antoni would ensure the jobs numbers were "HONEST and ACCURATE".

President Trump, who claimed former BLS Commissioner Erika McEntarfer of manipulating jobs data, said Antoni would release "honest and accurate" numbers.

El designado es el economista jefe de la Heritage Foundation, el disco duro del trumpismo

President Donald Trump on Monday nominated economist E.J. Antoni as commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, an agency he has criticized.

US president’s nomination comes after firing of agency head raised concerns about integrity of US government statistics.

Announcement follows Trump’s firing of the previous commissioner, who had reported job growth figures that missed expectations.

Heritage Foundation economist E. J. Antoni questioned the report's accuracy after President Trump fired the prior Bureau of Labor Statistics chief.

E.J. Antoni, Trump's pick as commissioner of Labor Statistics, recently endorsed halting monthly jobs reports until the methodology is changed.

E.J. Antoni, chief economist at the conservative Heritage Foundation, could change the currently dry-as-dust way that the agency presents America's jobs and inflation data.

Economists worry that EJ Antoni’s nomination is largely political in nature for a historically non-partisan role.