Trump Names Economist Brett Matsumoto to Head Bureau of Labor Statistics

The Frances Perkins Department of Labor Building is seen in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 4, 2025. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images President Donald Trump said on Jan. 30 that he nominated economist Brett Matsumoto to serve as the next commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Matsumoto previously worked as a supervisory research economist at the

Trump Administration to Double Guest Worker Visas for 2026

International travelers leave the Customs and Immigration area of Dulles International Airport in Dulles, Va., on June 29, 2017. Paul J. Richards/AFP/Getty Images The Trump administration will add approximately 65,000 H-2B seasonal guest worker visas for fiscal year 2026, nearly doubling the program’s historical annual allocation to assist U.S. employers facing labor shortages, according to