Trump taps a longtime agency economist as the next Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner

President Donald Trump said he's nominating Brett Matsumoto, a career economist, to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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• President Donald Trump said he intends to nominate Brett Matsumoto to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
• Matsumoto is a career economist with deep BLS ties and expertise in data measurement.
• Economists praised Matsumoto's nomination, signaling potential stability for the BLS.

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