President Donald Trump said on Monday that he is nominating economist E.J. Antoni as the new Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) commissioner.
Antoni is currently the chief economist at the Heritage Foundation, an influential conservative think tank.
Trump fired BLS’s previous commissioner, Erika McEntarfer, on Aug. 1 after the July jobs report, alleging that she had manipulated data for political purposes.
“Our Economy is booming, and E.J. will ensure that the Numbers released are HONEST and ACCURATE. I know E.J. Antoni will do an incredible job in this new role,” Trump said on Truth Social.
Antoni has a PhD in economics and previously worked as an economist at the Texas Public Policy Foundation. He’s taught university courses on labor economics, money, and banking….
Trump Nominates New Commissioner for Bureau of Labor Statistics
