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U.S. President Donald Trump stunned economics experts on Friday when he demanded the firing of Erika McEntarfer, the current commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics. In justifying his call to fire McEntarfer, Trump baselessly accused her of manipulating economic data to hurt him politically by releasing a report showing that the economy only added 73,000 jobs last month. “McEntarfer …

Facebook Tweet Email Link President Donald Trump has fired Dr. Erika McEntarfer, the commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, whom he accused, without evidence, of manipulating the monthly jobs reports for “political purposes.” The BLS’ monthly labor report Friday showed that the US economy added only 73,000 jobs in July, far below expectations. It also sharply revised down the …

President Donald Trump’s decision to fire the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics because he didn’t like Friday’s jobs report is a terrible idea that will undermine the public’s confidence in the government’s economic data, a former labor official said. “It’s preposterously stupid and deeply dangerous for our economy,” Seth Harris, who served as the deputy labor secretary under …

Trump fires BLS commissioner, raising concerns about economic data quality  Reuters Trump fires commissioner of labor statistics after weaker-than-expected jobs figures slam markets  CNBC Republican senators raise concerns about Trump’s firing of Labor Dept. official  NBC News Trump removes official overseeing jobs data after dismal employment report  AP News Top White House economist: I believe jobs numbers, but agency needs fixes  Axios Source link

Trump to fire BLS commissioner after bad jobs report  The Hill Trump fires commissioner of labor statistics after weaker-than-expected jobs figures slam markets  CNBC Trump fires BLS commissioner after weak jobs report  NBC News Trump seeks to fire official overseeing jobs data after weak employment report  AP News Trump fires a senior official over jobs numbers  CNN Source link

President Donald Trump on Friday ordered the firing of the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, hours after a stunning government report showed that hiring had slowed down significantly over the past three months. Taking to Truth Social, he attacked Erika McEntarfer, the commissioner of the BLS. He claimed that the country’s jobs reports “are being produced by Biden …