"There is absolutely no chance that the BLS commissioner manipulated the jobs and unemployment data to hurt Donald Trump," a former labor official says.

President wants the head of the US Bureau of Labour Statistics sacked, says Fed chair Jerome Powell should be ‘put out to pasture’.

Trump accused BLS Commissioner Erika McEntarfer of being a political appointee who was manipulating jobs data.

Trump’s unhinged, on-again, off-again tariff scheme led to a weak jobs report Friday.

Trump ordered the firing of Erika McEntarfer, the U.S. commissioner of Labor Statistics, accusing her without evidence of manipulating jobs figures.

"There is absolutely no chance that the BLS commissioner manipulated the jobs and unemployment data to hurt Donald Trump," a former labor official says.

Economists said ousting the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics could undermine confidence in government economic data.

US President Trump alleged that the data had been manipulated to make him look bad.

“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 fires BLS director, alleges data manipulation for political reasons, sparking controversy and market fluctuations.

WASHINGTON/NEW YORK: President Donald Trump on Friday fired a top Labor Department official on the heels of a market-shocking weak scorecard of the US job market, accusing her…

Trump’s own former statistics chief denounces move as ‘groundless’ and ‘dangerous’. Key US politics stories from Friday 1 August at a glance

The firing drew backlash from economists and others fearing that such a move will undermine trust in the key economic data in the future.

The president unceremoniously sacked the Bureau of Labor Statistics' top boss after weak employment numbers were released Friday.

Economists are defending Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner Erika McEntarfer, who was fired by President Donald Trump on Friday over the July jobs report.

Trump administration officials question data amid condemnation of dismissal of Bureau of Labor Statistics head.

US president’s firing of Bureau of Labour Statistics commissioner sparks concerns over data integrity.

“This is the playbook. We’ve seen it many, many times. And now I have to say, faster even than I expected, it’s come to America,” said the famed economist.

Trump dismissed Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner Erika McEntarfer over July's jobs report.

The comments are the latest effort by the White House to undercut economic data that does not fit within Trump's political narrative.

William Beach criticized the president for the shock firing of Erika McEntarfer, his successor at the Bureau of Labor Statistics.