E.J. Antoni, President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics, is no longer considering suspending the monthly jobs report — one of the most crucial and historic measurements of US economic activity — after proposing the unprecedented action during an interview that published Tuesday.

Antoni has become a fixture on conservative talk radio and podcasts — including Steve Bannon’s “War Room” — and frequently pens pro-Trump commentary.

E.J. Antoni, whom President Donald Trump plans to nominate as the next head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, has proposed pausing publication of the monthly payroll report until the data can be made more reliable.