See every side of every news story
Published loading...Updated

Trump Offers Data to Justify Firing of Labor Stats Chief

UNITED STATES, AUG 7 – Trump dismissed Erika McEntarfer after revised data showed 258,000 fewer jobs created in May and June, alleging intentional manipulation to favor Biden's economic record.

  • President Donald Trump fired Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner Erika McEntarfer following sharp downward revisions to May and June job growth data.
  • Trump claimed that the Bureau of Labor Statistics intentionally inflated employment figures, resulting in an overestimation of job growth by 1.5 million during Biden's presidency.
  • Economist Stephen Moore supported Trump’s decision, calling it "a gigantic error" not to fire McEntarfer, while economist Anirban Basu warned the firing could weaken trust in jobs data.
  • The BLS revised June job growth down 90%, from 147,000 new jobs to 14,000, and cut May and June employment totals by 258,000 jobs, illustrating routine but significant adjustments.
  • The firing sparked debate about data integrity, with critics likening it to authoritarian control and others highlighting increased economic uncertainty amid volatile statistics.
Insights by Ground AI
Does this summary seem wrong?

32 Articles

KAKE NewsKAKE News
+19 Reposted by 19 other sources
Center

Trump offers data to justify firing of labor stats chief

US President Donald Trump on Thursday alleged that jobs data had been "purposely" altered by the government's commissioner of labor statistics to bolster his predecessor Joe Biden, presenting different figures in the wake of her firing.

Think freely.Subscribe and get full access to Ground NewsSubscriptions start at $9.99/yearSubscribe

Bias Distribution

  • 36% of the sources lean Left, 36% of the sources lean Right
36% Right

Factuality 

To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium

Ownership

To view ownership data please Upgrade to Vantage

Conservative Angle broke the news in on Thursday, August 7, 2025.
Sources are mostly out of (0)