US EditionFormer BLS Commissioner Says Firing Her Was a 'Dangerous' Step for the US Economy
Erika McEntarfer was dismissed after the July report showed only 73,000 jobs added and prior months revised down by 258,000, raising concerns about economic data independence.
- Erika McEntarfer, former Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner, made her first public remarks following her firing last month by President Trump.
- Her dismissal followed a July report showing the U.S. economy added only 73,000 jobs, with May and June totals revised down by 258,000 jobs combined.
- McEntarfer attributed the large revisions mainly to late-responding firms and cited steep, persistent funding shortfalls complicating labor market surveys.
- She cautioned that removing the lead statistician poses serious risks, potentially inviting political meddling and weakening confidence in the economic data that are crucial for financial markets and policy decisions.
- Her remarks signal concerns about the integrity and independence of government economic data amid ongoing political tensions over labor statistics.
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Former BLS commissioner says firing her was a 'dangerous' step for the US economy
McEntarfer was fired after the BLS reported that the U.S. economy added just 73,000 jobs in July and the monthly totals for May and June were revised down by a combined 258,000 jobs.
Fired by Trump, a Former Labor Official Warns Against Politicizing Economic Data
When the federal government revealed last month a sharp contraction in the nation’s hiring, President Trump attacked the report and abruptly fired the longtime civil servant responsible for overseeing the data. On Tuesday, Erika McEntarfer, the former commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, offered her first major public comments on her ouster. She warned about the rising risk of political interference in the government’s work to measure…
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Politics, Policy, Political NewsFormer Biden-Appointed BLS Commissioner Lashes Out at Trump in First Remarks Since Firing
Former BLS Commissioner Erika McEntarfer lashed out at President Trump on Tuesday, just weeks after she was fired for ‘cooking the books.’ Last month, President Trump fired the Biden-appointed Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) after she ‘faked’ the jobs numbers before the 2024 election to try to boost Kamala Harris’s chances of a victory.
Former BLS commissioner says firing her was a ‘dangerous’ step for the US economy
Erika McEntarfer, former commissioner at the Bureau of Labor Statistics, is speaking publicly for the first time since President Donald Trump fired her last month after a disappointing jobs report he claimed without evidence had been “rigged.”
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