Trump Looms over August Jobs Report

A Grim August Jobs Report Fans Fears of a Slowing Economy

After the previous head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics was fired for a report that showed a hiring slowdown, the government’s latest monthly job creation numbers are even worse.

Hiring slowdown continues in 1st jobs report since Trump fired commissioner

Narisara Nami/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Fresh jobs data on Friday showed a continued hiring slowdown in the first such release since a dismal jobs report last month prompted President Donald Trump to fire the top official tasked with compiling labor statistics. The reading fell well short of economists’ expectations. The U.S. added 22,000 jobs in August, according to data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That figure showed a sharp dec…

Is the Jobs Data Still Reliable? Yes, at Least for Now.

When last month’s jobs report showed unexpected weakness in the labor market, President Trump fired the head of the agency that produces the data and named a loyalist to run the department that produces those numbers. That has prompted a natural question ahead of Friday’s jobs report: Can this month’s numbers be trusted? The answer, according to economists and experts in government statistics, is yes — but with all the same caveats that always a…

First jobs report since Trump fired agency head shows hiring slowdown

The Bureau of Labor Statistics released its first monthly jobs report on Friday since President Donald Trump fired Erika McEntarfer as commissioner, following a sour report a month ago.The latest report showed that hiring in August continued to slow as tariffs and layoffs within the federal government took hold.The U.S. added just 22,000 jobs in August, far below the average. Over the last decade, the U.S. has averaged more than 146,000 jobs add…

Trump: ‘Real’ Jobs Data Won’t Show Until Next Year

President Donald Trump said Thursday, just one day before the Bureau of Labor Statistics releases its latest jobs report, that Americans should not expect to see the "real" strength of the labor market until next year, The Hill reported. Speaking at a White House dinner with more than two dozen technology executives, Trump downplayed the importance of Friday's report, which will be the first since he dismissed the head of the BLS last month foll…

Trump looms over August jobs report

Welcome to The Hill’s Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy   The Big Story  BLS to issue first jobs report since Trump sacked chief The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) on Friday will deliver its first jobs report since President Trump fired its leader in response to disappointing employment data…