President Trump's nominee to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics has withdrawn after widespread criticism that he was too partisan and inexperienced to hold such an important role in government. A White House official confirmed the move, saying Trump would name a replacement for nominee E.J. The BLS produces some of the government's most closely-watched economic reports, including monthly updates on jobs and inflation. A group of BLS supporters issued a statement Tuesday urging the president to choose a new nominee with a technical and non-partisan background. That's forced the bureau to scale back the number of price checks it conducts each month in compiling the inflation report.