Author: Thomas A. Stapleford, Associate Professor of History and Liberal Studies, University of Notre Dame

Bureau of Labor Statistics tells the US what’s up with the economy – Trump firing its top official may undercut trust in its data

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Many financial and political analysts are trying to assess the impact of President Donald Trump’s decision to fire U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner Erika McEntarfer on Aug. 1, 2025, the same day that an unemployment report conveyed weakness in the job market. Some of the strongest criticism of this unprecedented move has come from […]

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