Trump’s Economy Team Is Short Some Key Players Amid Staff Churn

For a White House that likes to celebrate its business acumen and smart hires, President Donald Trump’s administration has a striking number of key economic jobs unfilled right now.

Vacancies stretch across agencies from the Internal Revenue Service to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, both of which are without permanent leaders. Open roles include ones that haven’t been filled, and others created after the administration pushed out top leaders or reshuffled incumbents.

Out of the 25 top jobs at Treasury, two are vacant and seven officials are serving in an “acting” capacity, according to the department’s organizational ...