Trump Labor Stats Nominee Says He Won’t Release Jobs Reports Until Data Is ‘Corrected’

Isaac Schorr Aug 12th, 2025, 12:51 pm

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EJ Antoni , the Heritage Foundation scholar nominated to serve as the next commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, told Fox Business that he would not release jobs reports until the data issues allegedly plaguing them are “corrected.”

“How on earth are businesses supposed to plan – or how is the Fed supposed to conduct monetary policy – when they don’t know how many jobs are being added or lost in our economy? It’s a serious problem that needs to be fixed immediately,” argued Antoni during an interview with the outlet. “Until it is corrected, the BLS should suspend issuing the monthly job reports but keep publishing the m

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