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Trump Fires Labor Commissioner After Disappointing Jobs Report
9/19/2025
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- President Trump dismissed Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner Erika McEntarfer following a weak August 2025 jobs report.
- McEntarfer expressed concerns that her firing undermines the independence of economic data institutions.
- The July report revealed only 73,000 new jobs, with prior months revised downward.
- Economists link job losses to Trump's tariffs initiated in spring 2025.
- Unemployment rose to 4.3%, the highest level since April 2021.
