{"id":43161,"date":"2025-08-11T23:04:33","date_gmt":"2025-08-11T23:04:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/trump-picks-e-j-antoni-as-new-bureau-of-labor-statistics-head-after-firing-old-commissioner-amid-weak-jobs-report\/"},"modified":"2025-08-11T23:04:33","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T23:04:33","slug":"trump-picks-e-j-antoni-as-new-bureau-of-labor-statistics-head-after-firing-old-commissioner-amid-weak-jobs-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/trump-picks-e-j-antoni-as-new-bureau-of-labor-statistics-head-after-firing-old-commissioner-amid-weak-jobs-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump picks E.J. Antoni as new Bureau of Labor Statistics head after firing old commissioner amid weak jobs report"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p><em>Washington \u2014 <\/em>President Trump announced E.J. Antoni as his nominee to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Monday<strong>, <\/strong>after he fired the former commissioner earlier this month, blaming her for a weaker-than-expected jobs report.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Antoni is a fellow at the conservative Heritage Foundation think tank. He holds a doctorate in economics from Northern Illinois University.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Trump nominated him in a Truth Social post, saying he &#8220;will ensure that the Numbers released are HONEST and ACCURATE.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Antoni will need to be confirmed by the Senate. The Bureau of Labor Statistics is currently led by acting Commissioner William Watrowski, who has worked at the agency for decades.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Trump <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/trump-fires-commissioner-of-labor-statistics-july-jobs-report-erika-mcentarfer\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">ordered<\/a><\/span> his administration to terminate Erika McEntarfer, the former commissioner of labor statistics, on Aug. 1, hours after the release of the July jobs report data. That report showed a sharp slowdown in hiring, along with a steep downward revision to May and June&#8217;s hiring numbers.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Announcing her firing in a post on Truth Social, the president claimed McEntarfer had &#8220;faked the Jobs Numbers before the Election to try and boost Kamala&#8217;s chances of Victory&#8221; and pledged to replace her &#8220;with someone much more competent and qualified.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The jobs report for October 2024, which was <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/october-jobs-take-hit-hurricane-strike\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">released<\/a><\/span> on Nov. 1, 2024, four days before Election Day, showed just 12,000 jobs were created \u2014 far short of the 100,000 forecast for the month \u2014 following two hurricanes and a major labor dispute. The following month, that figure was revised upward, to 36,000. September&#8217;s <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/jobs-report-september-2024-unemployment-rate\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">jobs report,<\/a><\/span> however, dramatically exceeded forecasts \u2014 254,000 jobs were created, rather than the 140,000 economic analysts had expected. That figure was later revised down to 223,000.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Trump continued railing against the ousted commissioner and the BLS more broadly in the days after he fired her, claiming in a <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/114970631477859993\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">post<\/a> on Truth Social last week that the July jobs report had been &#8220;RIGGED,&#8221; though he provided no evidence to support it. The president said on CNBC&#8217;s &#8220;Squawk Box&#8221; Tuesday that it&#8217;s a &#8220;highly political situation.&#8221; And National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett defended the president&#8217;s decision in an appearance on NBC&#8217;s &#8220;Meet the Press,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=bXOhWTYDgJE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">citing<\/a> a series of revisions and patterns that &#8220;could make people wonder.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;What we need is a fresh set of eyes over at the BLS,&#8221; Hassett said, adding that &#8220;the president wants his own people there so that when we see the numbers they&#8217;re more transparent and more reliable.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>McEntarfer had been commissioner for a little over a year and a half, after she was confirmed in a broad <a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/nomination\/118th-congress\/837\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">bipartisan<\/a> vote of 86 to 8 by the Senate in January 2024.<\/p>\n<p>The latest jobs report showed employers in July adding a weaker-than-expected 73,000 jobs, with a downward revision of 258,000 fewer jobs created in May and June. Mr. Trump, who often touts the job numbers, called the jobs figures a &#8220;shock&#8221; and the revision a &#8220;major mistake.&#8221; The BLS said in its report that monthly revisions &#8220;result from additional reports received from businesses and government agencies since the last published estimates and from the recalculation of seasonal factors.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer acknowledged in an interview for &#8220;Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan&#8221; earlier this month that &#8220;there are always revisions,&#8221; but he added that &#8220;sometimes you see these revisions go in really extreme ways.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The president is the president. He can choose who works in the executive branch,&#8221; Greer said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, some economists and lawmakers have expressed concern over the firing, and a group of former BLS leaders <a href=\"https:\/\/www.friendsofbls.org\/updates\/2025\/8\/1\/statement-on-commissioner-mcentarfers-removal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">warned<\/a> that the move &#8220;undermines the valuable work and dedication of BLS staff&#8221; and &#8220;escalates the President&#8217;s unprecedented attacks on the independence and integrity of the federal statistical system.&#8221; The group called on Congress to investigate the firing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"content__meta--contributors\">\n<p>                                  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/team\/aimee-picchi\/\" class=\"byline__author__link\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Aimee  Picchi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>        contributed to this report.\n    <\/p>\n<p>    <!-- data-recirc-source=\"queryly\" --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"component list recirculation component--type-recirculation \">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>    <!-- tags --><\/p>\n<div class=\"content-author\">\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/team\/kaia-hubbard\/\" class=\"content-author__name\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Kaia  Hubbard<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"content-author__bio\">\n<div class=\"content-author__full-information\">\n<p class=\"content-author__text\">Kaia Hubbard is a politics reporter for CBS News Digital, based in Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/trump-bureau-of-labor-statistics-nominee-ej-antoni\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Washington \u2014 President Trump announced E.J. 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