Trump to Nominate BLS Economist Brett Matsumoto to Lead Agency

President Donald Trumpplans to nominate Brett Matsumoto to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics, according to people familiar with the matter.

Matsumoto, who has a Ph.D. in economics, has served at the White House Council of Economic Advisers as a senior economist under the current administration. The White House website said he’s on leave from his job at BLS, where he’s been since 2015. At the statistical agency, Matsumoto works within the Division of Price and Index Number Research.

The Wall Street Journal first reported the news earlier Friday. The BLS and White House did not immediately ...