President Trump on Friday accused the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Erika McEntarfer of faking jobs numbers, directing his team to fire the former President Biden appointee.

Trump blamed McEntarfer for the bad Friday jobs report, showing that the country added 258,000 fewer jobs in May and June than previously reported.

The U.S. added just 19,000 jobs in May, significantly lower than the 144,000 reported previously, and saw an increase of 14,000 jobs in June, more than 90 percent lower than the 147,000 initially shared. The country gained 73,000 jobs in July. In the last three months, the U.S. added 106,000 in total.

An administration official, speaking on condition of anonymity, confirmed to The Hill that McEntarfer was terminated from her post. A BLS official told The Hill that McEntarfer was sacked and that Deputy Commissioner William Wiatrowski will serve as acting head until the administration finds a replacement.

Trump argued that McEntarfer, who was nominated by Biden in 2023 and confirmed to the post the following year, “faked” the jobs numbers before the 2024 presidential........

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