The Labor Department headquarters is seen Monday in Washington. President Donald Trump and his administration have continued to defend the firing of Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner Erika McEntarfer after a weaker-than-expected jobs report last week. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) By Lauren Kaori Gurley and Andrew Ackerman

The Bureau of Labor Statistics signaled to staff members Monday morning that work would continue as usual at the statistical agency, where President Donald Trump fired the top official Friday over a bleak jobs report. Subscribe for unlimited access to The Post You can cancel anytime. Subscribe

“Our mission is unchanged — to provide high quality data to the nation,” William Wiatrowski, the agency’s acting commissioner, wrote in an email to all BLS employe

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