{"id":2558984,"date":"2026-01-30T22:15:01","date_gmt":"2026-01-31T03:15:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-nominates-senior-economist-as-next-bls-chief\/"},"modified":"2026-01-30T22:16:49","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T03:16:49","slug":"trump-nominates-senior-economist-as-next-bls-chief","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-nominates-senior-economist-as-next-bls-chief\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump nominates senior economist as next BLS chief"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-nominates-senior-economist-as-next-bls-chief%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2558984&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>President Donald Trump has nominated Brett Matsumoto, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/american-businesses-see-largest-producer-price-surge-since-tracking-began\/\" title=\"American Businesses See Largest Producer Price Surge Since Tracking Began\">senior economist<\/a> on the White House Council of Economic Advisers who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/media-say-bidens-female-led-comms-is-a-first-trump-has-that-now\/\" title=\"Media Say Biden&#039;s Female-Led Comms Is A First. ... Has That Now\">previously served<\/a> as a supervisory research economist at the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), to be the next BLS commissioner. trump criticized the agency after firing former commissioner Erika McEntarfer over a weak July jobs report he called \u201crigged,\u201d and saeid Matsumoto can fix longstanding problems with the BLS\u2019s data. The contested July report showed just 73,000 jobs added and revisions that reduced prior months\u2019 job counts by about 258,000. Matsumoto, who earned a Ph.D. in economics from UNC\u2013Chapel Hill in 2015 and has a decade of BLS experience studying consumer prices, now awaits Senate confirmation; he replaces an earlier nominee, EJ Antoni, whose nomination was withdrawn amid confirmation concerns.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump nominates senior economist as next Bureau of Labor Statistics chief<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2489031\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump<\/a> has nominated senior economist Brett Matsumoto from the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/white-house\/\">White House<\/a> Council of Economic Advisers to head the beleaguered Bureau of Labor Statistics after he fired the agency&rsquo;s previous commissioner last year.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;For many years, the Bureau of Labor Statistics, under WEAK and STUPID people, has been FAILING American Businesses, Policymakers, and Families by releasing VERY inaccurate numbers. That is why I FIRED the former Commissioner, and am pleased to nominate the very talented Brett Matsumoto as the next Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS),&rdquo; he <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/115986962139100209\">announced on Truth Social<\/a> late Friday.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4441621\/panama-court-cancels-hong-kong-canal-contracts-handing-trump-win\/\">Panama court cancels Hong Kong canal contracts, handing Trump win<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4440797\/doj-says-no-epstein-files-redacted-national-security-reasons\/\">DOJ says no Epstein files were redacted for national security reasons<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4435096\/season-of-scandal-embroils-trump-cabinet\/\">Season of scandal embroils Trump Cabinet at start of second year<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>In emphasizing Matsumoto&rsquo;s qualifications for the job, Trump noted that he once served as a supervisory research economist for the BLS.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I am confident that Brett has the expertise to QUICKLY fix the long history of issues at the BLS on behalf of the American People,&rdquo; Trump said. &ldquo;Brett Matsumoto is a Brilliant, Reputable, and Trusted Economist who will restore GREATNESS to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Congratulations Brett!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump has directed his ire toward the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/department-of-labor\/\">Department of Labor<\/a> agency ever since former Commissioner Erika McEntarfer authorized the release of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/psaki-dodges-on-whether-unemployment-benefits-are-slowing-covid-recovery\/\" title=\"Psaki Dodges On Whether Unemployment Benefits Are Slowing COVID Recovery\">weak jobs report<\/a> last summer. Trump claimed the report was &ldquo;rigged&rdquo; to undermine the economic successes of his administration.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. economy added only 73,000 jobs in July, following major downward revisions to the prior two months. An estimated 258,000 fewer jobs were added in May and June, according to the report scrutinized by Trump.<\/p>\n<p>He then <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3488912\/trump-fires-labor-statistics-official-weak-jobs-report\/\">fired McEntarfer<\/a>, who was appointed by former President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\">Joe Biden<\/a> in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Matsumoto&rsquo;s pending confirmation now heads to the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/senate\/\">Senate<\/a> for approval.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3902530\/trump-names-kevin-warsh-fed-chairman\/\">TRUMP NOMINATES KEVIN WARSH TO BE NEXT FED CHAIRMAN<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Trump <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3496912\/trump-nominates-ej-antoni-bls-chief\/\">previously nominated<\/a> Heritage Foundation economist EJ Antoni as BLS commissioner, but he <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3831692\/white-house-withdraws-trump-nominee-oversee-labor-statistics\/\">later withdrew<\/a> that choice over concerns Antoni wouldn&rsquo;t have been easily confirmed by the Senate. The newest nominee appears to be a less controversial choice.<\/p>\n<p>Matsumoto earned a bachelor&rsquo;s degree from the University of Delaware and a doctorate in economics from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2015. He has served at BLS for the past decade, conducting research focused on <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >measuring consumer prices<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump taps Brett Matsumoto as BLS commissioner<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2159,"featured_media":2558985,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AP26030626828553.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[72376,9134,3634],"class_list":["post-2558984","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-bls","tag-nomination","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AP26030626828553.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2558984","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2159"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2558984"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2558984\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2558988,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2558984\/revisions\/2558988"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2558985"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2558984"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2558984"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2558984"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}