Trump, in a post on his social media platform, alleged that the figures were manipulated for political reasons and said that Erika McEntarfer, the director of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, who was appointed by former President Joe Biden, should be fired. He provided no evidence for the charge.<\/p>\n
\u201cI have directed my Team to fire this Biden Political Appointee, IMMEDIATELY,\u201d Trump said on Truth Social. \u201cShe will be replaced with someone much more competent and qualified.\u201d<\/p>\n
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In a post on his social media platform, TruthSocial, President Donald Trump calls for the firing of the Commissioner of Labor Statistics at the Bureau of Labor Statistics.<\/p>\n
After his post, Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer said on X that McEntarfer was no longer leading the bureau and that William Wiatrowski, the deputy commissioner, would serve as the acting director.<\/p>\n
\u201cI support the President\u2019s decision to replace Biden\u2019s Commissioner and ensure the American People can trust the important and influential data coming from BLS,\u201d Chavez-DeRemer said.<\/p>\n
Friday\u2019s jobs report showed that just 73,000 jobs were added last month and that 258,000 fewer jobs were created in May and June than previously estimated.<\/p>\n
McEntarfer was nominated by Biden in 2023 and became the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics in January 2024. Commissioners typically serve four-year terms but since they are political appointees can be fired. The commissioner is the only political appointee of the agency, which has hundreds of career civil servants.<\/p>\n
Trump focused much of his ire on the revisions the agency made to previous hiring data. Job gains in May were revised down to just 19,000 from 125,000, and for June they were cut to 14,000 from 147,000. In July, only 73,000 positions were added. The unemployment rate ticked up to a still-low 4.2% from 4.1%.<\/p>\n
\u201cNo one can be that wrong? We need accurate Jobs Numbers,\u201d Trump wrote. \u201cShe will be replaced with someone much more competent and qualified. Important numbers like this must be fair and accurate, they can\u2019t be manipulated for political purposes.\u201d<\/p>\n
The monthly employment report is one of the most closely-watched pieces of government economic data and can cause sharp swings in financial markets. The disappointing figure sent U.S. market indexes about 1.5% lower Friday.<\/p>\n
While the jobs numbers are often the subject of political spin, economists and Wall Street investors \u2014 with millions of dollars at stake \u2014 have always accepted U.S. government economic data as free from political manipulation.<\/p>\n
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