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Trump fires Bureau of Labor Statistics head hours after weak jobs report
UNITED STATES, AUG 1 – President Trump fired the Bureau of Labor Statistics chief after the July report showed only 73,000 jobs added and downward revisions of 258,000 jobs in prior months, alleging data manipulation without evidence.
- On Friday, President Donald Trump fired Commissioner Erika McEntarfer after criticizing the July jobs report and alleging data manipulation, amid recent revisions.
- Revisions showed 258,000 fewer jobs for May and June, prompting Trump to allege without evidence that data were manipulated for political purposes.
- Investors saw the job report trigger a roughly 1.5% market decline, with the S&P 500 falling about 1.6%, as the unemployment rate increased.
- Labour Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer confirmed McEntarfer’s dismissal and named William Wiatrowski acting director, while economists warned the move could undermine data credibility.
- The move threatens the political independence of statistical agencies measuring the nation’s $200,000 economy and risks long-term impacts on data credibility.
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Trump, claiming weak jobs numbers were ‘rigged,’ fires labor official - West Hawaii Today
President Donald Trump unleashed his fury about weakness in the labor market on Friday, saying without evidence that the data were “rigged” and that he was firing the Senate-confirmed Department of Labor official responsible for pulling together the numbers each month.
Washington. U.S. President Donald Trump yesterday ordered the dismissal of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner Erika L. McEntarfer, after data showed that the increase in employment was weaker than expected last month and from downward revisions of previous figures.
US President Donald Trump has fired the head of the US Bureau of Statistics. He accuses her of manipulating the monthly employment reports.
President Trump doubts the current US labour market figures. He talks about fake data. The debate about the numbers is getting worse.
Trump dismisses U.S. chief statistician because he doesn't like the labour market figures.
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