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Without evidence, Trump called the data "rigged" and implied that BLS Commissioner Erika McEntarfer manipulated the numbers ...
An anemic July jobs report boosted expectations the Federal Reserve might lower interest rates in September. Trump said the ...
President Donald Trump fired the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics hours after a report showed weak job growth, ...
The data come after economists have expressed concern that the Trump Administration’s flip-flopping tariff policies and ...
President Trump said he directed his team to fire the top Bureau of Labor Statistics official after the bureau issued a weak ...
Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer said on X that McEntarfer was no longer leading the bureau and that William Wiatrowski, ...
Trump announced on social media that he will replace Erika McEntarfer, who has served as commissioner of the BLS since 2024.
Economists said ousting the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics could undermine confidence in government economic data.
President Trump said he ordered his administration to fire Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner Erika McEntarfer after the July jobs report.
President Trump fired the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, baselessly accusing the agency of manipulating jobs numbers ...
A spokesperson for BLS confirmed that McEntarfer “was terminated today” and that Deputy Commissioner William Wiatrowski will ...
Trump orders firing of Erika McEntarfer, the commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, after release of large revisions ...