Navarro on jobs report: ‘It’s either a lack of ability or political meddling’
On Friday, Peter Navarro, a trade adviser at the White House, criticized the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) for what he perceived as inaccurate employment growth reports. The longtime adviser to Trump pointed out a “unsteady pattern” at BLS that he believes misleads the public. “It seems like BLS can’t get the job numbers right, […]
Trump dismisses Biden’s Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner following disappointing jobs report: ‘Figures were MANIPULATED’
Trump Orders Dismissal of BLS Commissioner President Trump instructed his administration to dismiss the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) shortly after the agency published a report indicating an increase in the unemployment rate. Erica Mantelfer, the current BLS commissioner appointed by former President Biden, drew Trump’s ire after revising employment figures for […]
5 questions Trump must answer following poor jobs report and BLS commissioner dismissal
President Trump’s economic strategy took a significant blow on Friday when the latest federal employment report revealed unexpected weakness in the labor market. In response, he dismissed a Commissioner from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), citing a politically motivated revision that had previously removed hundreds of thousands of jobs from estimates earlier this summer. […]
Trump instructs to dismiss Labor Statistics chief due to changes in disappointing jobs report
Trump Calls for Dismissal of Labor Statistics Chief Following President Donald Trump’s criticism, the Bureau of Labor Statistics is now facing potential leadership changes. The latest employment report, released on Friday, was disappointing, showing fewer job benefits than anticipated. However, it also highlighted a considerable rise in the number of new jobs created in the […]
Trump Announces Plans to Dismiss Labor Statistics Official After Weak Jobs Report
Trump Critiques Labor Statistics Amid Job Report Controversy On Friday, President Donald Trump took to Truth Social to announce that he had ordered the dismissal of Labor Statistics Committee Member Erika McEntarfer, following a reported shortage in job numbers for July. In his social media post, Trump accused McEntarfer of “falsifying employment numbers” as a […]
Jobs report shakes up Washington
Happy Friday and welcome to August! It’s a bit chill in Washington today. Meteorologists have noted that this could be the coolest start to August in 40 years for DC. In today’s highlights: July showed a stall in employment, raising alarms Revisions to job statistics for May and June Trump is not pleased with Powell […]
The Trump impact: Americans, rather than foreigners, are still securing jobs.
According to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics accessed through Snopes, employment for native-born Americans was at 51.7% from January to June 2024 during former President Joe Biden’s term. In that period, native-born Americans gained approximately 1.09 million jobs, while immigrants added about 1.02 million jobs. In the same timeframe a year prior, under […]
Democrats criticize Trump and the GOP for unsatisfactory jobs report: ‘Terrible’
Mixed Reactions to Job Growth Report Democrats on Capitol Hill are criticizing President Trump and his Republican allies following a disappointing employment report released on Friday. The Federal Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported that US employers added only 73,000 jobs in July. This figure is significantly below the estimate of 100,000, and previous months’ […]
Stocks fall 600 points as tariffs and jobs report unsettle Wall Street.
In a surprising turn, the market took a noticeable dip on Friday morning, primarily fueled by disappointing job numbers and concerns stemming from President Trump’s tariffs. During morning trading, the Dow Jones was down by 538.07 points, marking a 1.22% fall to 43,592.91. The S&P 500 declined by 84.72 points to reach 6,254.67, or a […]
Recent updates reveal that the US added 258,000 fewer jobs than initially stated.
According to federal data released Friday, the US economy added 258,000 jobs in May and June. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) made a notable revision to its employment growth report for those months, which shifts the overall picture of the US economy quite significantly. The BLS noted that only 14,000 jobs were added in […]