Trump's BLS nominee to face Senate: Fmr. BLS commissioner discusses
President Trump's Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) commissioner nominee, Heritage Foundation's chief economist EJ Antoni, will face the Senate before he can be appointed. Antoni would fill a vacancy at the top of the agency created after Trump fired BLS commissioner Erika McEntarfer after the weak July jobs report. Economic Policy Innovation Center (EPIC) senior fellow and Fiscal Lab on Capitol Hill executive director William Beach, who was the BLS commissioner from 2019 to 2023, joins Market Catalysts to discuss the future of the BLS. To watch more expert insights and analysis on the latest market action, check out more Market Catalysts.
