The Trump administration has begun interviewing candidates to head the Bureau of Labor Statistics following the recent dismissal of Commissioner Erika McEntarfer, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing a senior administration official. Among those under consideration is E.J. Antoni, an economist at the Heritage Foundation who has been a frequent critic of the BLS’s data-collection methods and economic indicators. Antoni and other unnamed candidates are being vetted as the White House weighs the direction of the agency responsible for producing the nation’s jobs and inflation statistics. McEntarfer was removed shortly after the release of a weaker-than-expected monthly employment report, prompting concerns about political pressure on the statistical agency. A final decision on her successor has not yet been made.