President Donald Trump was fuming about the July jobs report signaling a significant slowdown in the economy when he recalled one of his simmering resentments: the statistician overseeing the tabulation of the monthly figures was appointed by former President Joe Biden.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics has been thrust into the spotlight after President Trump criticized its federal jobs report and fired commissioner Erika McEntarfer.

Labor economist Aaron Sojourner said President Donald Trump’s decision to fire the Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner shakes public trust in government data. He said BLS staff members have

President Donald Trump on Monday said July's jobs report was "rigged" to favor Democrats in a post on Truth Social. Trump fired Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Erika McEntarfer last week after the July jobs report,

President Trump fired the Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner, slamming her for a weak jobs report and claiming she ‘rigged’ the data. Former Council of Economic Advisers Chair Jared Bernstein joins Erielle Reshef to explain how such a move undermines U.

President Trump is facing criticism after firing the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics just hours after a disappointing jobs report. In a press conference, Trump claimed the latest data was “ridiculous” and “a scam,