The president wants the head of the US Bureau of Labour Statistics sacked, and says Fed chair Jerome Powell should be ‘put out to pasture’
US President Donald Trump on Friday ordered that the commissioner of the US Bureau of Labour Statistics, Erika L. McEntarfer, be fired after data showed employment growth was weaker than expected last month.
McEntarfer was nominated by former US president Joe Biden to serve in the role in 2023 and was confirmed by the US Senate the following year.
“We need accurate Jobs Numbers. I have directed my Team to fire this Biden Political Appointee, IMMEDIATELY. She will be replaced with someone much more competent and qualified,” Trump said in a social media post.
Commissioners typically serve four-year terms but since they are political appointees can be fired. The commissioner is the only political appointee of the agency, which has hundreds of career civil servants.
