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

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U.S. President Donald Trump points a finger onstage at the U.S. Treasury Department's Trump Accounts Summit, in Washington, D.C., U.S. January 28, 2026. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
President Donald Trump said he's nominating Brett Matsumoto, a career economist, to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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