Trump calls fired BLS commissioner’s job numbers – Business News
President Trump on Sunday accused the top of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) of inflating job numbers to an “all-time high” previous to the US presidential election, simply days after asserting her firing.
“Head of the Bureau of of[sic] Labor Statistics did the same thing just before the Presidential Election, when she lifted the numbers for jobs to an all time high,” Trump stated in a post to his Truth Social account Sunday afternoon.
“I then won the Election, anyway, and she readjusted the numbers downward, calling it a mistake, of almost one million jobs.”
In the post, the President additionally alleged that the “miscalculations” of BLS Commissioner Erika McEntarfer had been essentially the most vital in more than half a century.
“A SCAM!” Trump continued.
“She did it again, with another massive “correction,” and obtained FIRED! She had the largest miscalculations in over 50 years.”
President Donald Trump speaks with reporters earlier than boarding Air Force One at Lehigh Valley International Airport, Sunday, Aug. 3, 2025, in Allentown, Pa. AP
The post follows simply days after Trump lashed out on the Bureau of Labor Statistics and stated he would fire McEntarfer after the US financial system added fewer jobs than anticipated in July and enormous downward revisions had been made within the prior two months — suggesting the financial system and labor market are weaker than beforehand believed.
Trump equally accused McEntarfer of falsifying job numbers previous to the US presidential election.
“I was just informed that our Country’s ‘Jobs Numbers’ are being produced by a Biden Appointee, Dr. Erika McEntarfer, the Commissioner of Labor Statistics, who faked the Jobs Numbers before the Election to try and boost Kamala’s chances of Victory,” Trump posted to Truth Social on Friday.
US Labor Department’s Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner Erika McEntarfer poses for a {photograph} on this undated handout image. through REUTERS
Earlier Sunday, National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett backed Trump’s resolution to fire McEntarfer, citing an alleged “partisan pattern” in US job information reporting.
The BLS reported on Friday that 74,000 jobs had been added in July, effectively beneath the 110,000 estimate of economists polled by LSEG. The report additionally revised job growth in May and June downward.
May’s positive factors had been pared back by 125,000 to simply 19,000 jobs created, whereas the June figures had been revised down by 133,000 to simply 14,000 jobs added that month.
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics didn’t instantly reply to FOX Business’ request for remark.
