Antoni, President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), has proposed pausing the release of monthly employment reports in favor of more reliable quarterly updates. Until it is corrected, the BLS should suspend issuing the monthly job reports but keep publishing the more accurate, though less timely, quarterly data.”Antoni – currently the chief economist at the Heritage Foundation – believes the monthly reports should be replaced temporarily with quarterly reports that offer greater accuracy. Trump accused McEntarfer of deliberately inflating job reports before the upcoming November 5 election to benefit the Biden administration. Trump praised Antoni, writing Monday on Truth Social: “I am pleased to announce that I am nominating Highly Respected Economist, Dr. E.J. !”Asked whether the BLS would continue to release monthly jobs reports, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said, “I believe that is the plan and that’s the hope, and that these monthly reports will be data that the American people can trust.