Archive · 31 Jan 2026
Trump Nominates Brett Matsumoto for Bureau of Labor Statistics
President Donald Trump has chosen Brett Matsumoto to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
This is a big job that helps the government understand how the economy is doing.
Brett has worked at the BLS since 2015 and is known for being really good with numbers.
He has a PhD in economics and has written many research papers.
Right now, he's working at the White House as a senior economist.
The Senate still needs to approve his new job.
The current acting commissioner is William Wiatrowski.
Trump says Brett will fix problems at the BLS and make it great again.
Donald Trump nominated Brett Matsumoto to be the next Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
Matsumoto has worked at the BLS since 2015, specializing in price and index number research, and is currently a senior economist at the White House Council of Economic Advisers.
He earned a PhD in economics from the University of North Carolina in 2015 and is known for his expertise in statistical data.
The nomination requires Senate confirmation, and William Wiatrowski has been serving as acting commissioner in the interim.
Trump criticized the BLS's past leadership, stating that Matsumoto will address inaccuracies and restore the bureau's reputation.
- Who
- Brett Matsumoto, a senior economist and former BLS researcher
- What
- Nominated to be the next Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
- When
- Announced on Friday (specific date not mentioned)
- Where
- United States
- Why
- To address alleged inaccuracies and restore the BLS's reputation, according to Donald Trump
- Nominee
- Brett Matsumoto
- Position
- Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
- Current Role
- Senior Economist on the Trump Council of Economic Advisers
- Education
- PhD in Economics from the University of North Carolina (2015)
- BLS Tenure
- Joined BLS in 2015, works in Division of Price and Index Number Research
- Previous Role at BLS
- Supervisory Research Economist
- Approval Needed
- Senate confirmation
- Acting Commissioner
- William Wiatrowski
