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- U.S. President Donald Trump removed Erika McEntarfer, the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, after a July jobs report showed 73,000 jobs added and downward revisions for May and June.
- Trump alleged the data were manipulated for political reasons and said he would replace McEntarfer with a more competent leader.
- Former BLS commissioners criticized the move for undermining the credibility of U.S. economic data.
