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.

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.

The president fired the Bureau of Labor Statistics chief after a downbeat jobs report. The move has jeopardized the credibility of economic data.

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

Heritage Foundation economist has often criticised the agency over numbers in its monthly payroll report

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

E.J. Antoni, economist at the Heritage Foundation, has been critical of how the Bureau of Labor Statistics collects data.

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.

Weil ihm die offiziellen Arbeitsmarktzahlen nicht passten, feuerte der amerikanische Präsident eine Behördenleiterin. Parteiübergreifende Kritik folgte – nun ist die Nachfolge…

E.J. Antoni said the Bureau of Labor Statistics should suspend a monthly estimate that recently upset President Donald Trump.

It raised new alarm about the future of an agency that tracks how the economy of the world's richest country is faring.

Economists on the left and right criticized E.J. Antoni for misunderstanding the data he would now oversee.

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.

E.J. Antoni, Volkswirt und Chef-Ökonom der Heritage Foundation, wurde von Trump für die Leitung der US-Statistikbehörde nominiert.

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

E.J. Antoni, economista ultra-conservatore, criticato anche a destra: "Inesperto e partigiano per un ruolo cruciale"