Posted on Aug 1, 2025
Trump removes official overseeing jobs data after dismal employment report
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I guess the Bureau of Labor Statistics should not have reported that the emperor has no jobs... This is like firing the teacher for getting a bad grade. We are truly through the looking glass now!
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Friday removed the head of the agency that produces the monthly jobs figures after a report showed hiring slowed in July and was much weaker in May and June than previously reported.
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.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Friday removed the head of the agency that produces the monthly jobs figures after a report showed hiring slowed in July and was much weaker in May and June than previously reported.
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.
Trump removes official overseeing jobs data after dismal employment report
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That's a new debating fallacy. "When you can't debate the statistics, fire the statistician."
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CPT Lawrence Cable
You certainly can debate statistics when it is common to "adjust" the rate after the initial report is published. The accuracy is so bad that I don't know anyone in the business world that pays much attention to "unemployment rates", if they do they look at the U-6 rates, which is a bit harder to fudge. Having been around an industry that is very economical
sensitive, about the only poll I found to be somewhat realist is the Gallup. I don't pay attention to that anymore.
sensitive, about the only poll I found to be somewhat realist is the Gallup. I don't pay attention to that anymore.
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LTC Kevin B.
CPT Lawrence Cable - If you don't know anyone in the business world who pays attention to unemployment rates, I recommend you broaden your business network, especially within the human resources and the strategic planning lanes.
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One of so many articles reflecting his quite fragile Ego based on my extensive clinical research on Donald dating to his mid-adolescence.
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