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US Treasury Secretary Scott Besant rejected calls to suspend the monthly jobs report, emphasizing data credibility, as BLS nominee E.J. Antoni's proposal draws debate amid weaker-than-expected July employment figures and political controversy over data revisions.
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US Treasury Secretary Says He Does Not Support Halting Monthly Jobs Report Publication

US Treasury Secretary Scott Besant rejected calls to suspend the monthly jobs report, emphasizing data credibility, as BLS nominee E.J. Antoni's proposal draws debate amid weaker-than-expected July employment figures and political controversy over data revisions.

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So: does #Antoni only want to deal with the backlash from bad job numbers 4 times a year instead of 12? Or are quarterly reports simply easier to cook than monthly ones?
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#BLS nominee E.J. Antoni suggests suspending monthly jobs reports - UPI.com https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2025/08/12/antoni-bls-jobs-reports/2821755028921/

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BLS nominee E.J. Antoni suggests suspending monthly jobs reports - UPI.com

Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner nominee E.J. Antoni has suggested suspending monthly jobs reports in favor of more accurate quarterly reports.

UPI
Trump twists timeline of BLS job data revision

To justify firing the head of the nonpartisan Bureau of Labor Statistics, President Donald Trump has said several times that the agency withheld data unfavorable to President Joe Biden until it was too late to affect voting in 2024. He’s wrong.

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Kevin Breuninger's article uncovers the controversy surrounding President Trump’s firing of BLS Commissioner Erika McEntarfer over alleged manipulated employment data. Trump claims the BLS reported "phony" job numbers, yet a significant revision occurred in August 2024, prior to the election, contradicting his narrative. Critics warn that this politicization threatens public trust in economic data. Dive into the full story [here](https://www.cnbc.com/2025/08/06/trump-bls-jobs-revisions-election.html). #Trump #BLS #Politics #Economy #JobData #McEntarfer #Firing #Employment #PoliticalManipulation. Kudos to Breuninger for this insightful piece!
Trump contorts timeline of jobs report revisions in effort to justify firing BLS chief

Trump's firing of the BLS commissioner has raised fears that government employment data, used to make major economic policy decisions, will become politicized.

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More than a million unemployed Australians job ready as ‘deeply concerning’ data released

One in 10 Australians have been in their current job for more than 20 years, as the national…
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