Trump Names ‘Data Nerd’ to Lead Labor Statistics Agency

The decision to nominate Brett Matsumoto, a career government economist, came six months after the president fired the ...
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Labor’s Share of US GDP Drops to Record Low in Data Back to 1947

The portion of US economic output that goes to workers in the form of wages and salaries plunged to the lowest level on record in the third quarter of last year, data from the Bureau of Labor ...
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How will the BLS prioritize the new economic data it releases?

The Bureau of Labor Statistics usually collects data in real time. So it may not be able to capture October prices or jobs data that was missed during the shutdown. The Bureau of Labor ...

Trump nominates government economist to lead Bureau of Labor Statistics

President Donald Trump says he is nominating the government economist Brett Matsumoto to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Trump names veteran economist to lead Bureau of Labor Statistics after firing agency's chief

President Trump said he would nominate the longtime government economist to lead BLS after firing Erika McEntarfer as commissioner after a dismal jobs report.

Trump picks veteran economist to replace fired Bureau of Labor Statistics chief

By Trevor Hunnicutt and Costas Pitas WASHINGTON, Jan 30 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he was nominating career economist Brett Matsumoto to be commissioner of the Bureau of ...