(NewsNation) — President Donald Trump's nominee to oversee the Bureau of Labor Statistics has drawn criticism after suggesting the agency suspend its monthly jobs report.

In an unprecedented move, E.J. Antoni, whose nomination has already raised concerns the administration may manipulate critical economic data to fit Trump's agenda, has proposed replacing monthly updates with quarterly reports until what he calls "issues" in data collection are resolved.

"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?" Antoni told Fox ahead of his nomination. "It's a serious problem that needs to be fixed immediately."

The BLS flagship jobs report is among the most important

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