P resident Donald Trump nominated E.J. Antoni, chief economist at the conservative Heritage Foundation, as the next commissioner of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the president said in a social media post late Monday.

Former BLS Commissioner Erica Groshen told Newsweek she is "trying to avoid rushing to judgment" on the new pick.

When asked if the BLS will still publish the monthly jobs report, 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.