The NYT found out about the reason for Trump's dismissal of the head of the US Bureau of Labor Statistics

US President Donald Trump ordered the dismissal of Erica mcentarfer, head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, due to the fact that he did not like the data on low labor market indicators published on August 1. He called them falsified, The New York Times reported on August 2.

"President Trump has vented his fury over the weakness of the labor market, saying without any evidence that the data was 'falsified,' and that he was firing the Labor Department official responsible for the monthly calculation of the figures," the article says.

Trump fired mcentarfer after the bureau released monthly employment data. It turned out that in July there were much fewer jobs than expected. As a result, economists considered that Trump's policy is beginning to negatively affect the economy.

The publication says that Mcentarfer was appointed to the post of head of the bureau by former President Joe Biden in 2023. Among the Republicans who voted for her confirmation was Vice President Jay Dee Vance.

Experts have already stated that this dismissal "will further undermine the credibility of government statistics." In addition to monthly employment statistics, the Bureau of Labor Statistics is responsible for collecting data on inflation, wages, and other aspects of the economy.

"It's unfortunate. This could set a precedent where bad news in many areas could lead to layoffs," said William Beach, who headed the bureau during Trump's first term.

A number of economists said that Trump's decision to fire mcentarfer is likely to "undermine public confidence in the data released by the administration."

"If you want people to stop trusting the numbers published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, firing someone who has been confirmed by the Senate to ensure the reliability of these numbers is a really good way to do that," said Marta Gimbel, executive director of the budget laboratory at Yale University.

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On August 1, the Financial Times newspaper reported a sharp slowdown in the US labor market over the past three months. It was noted that "only 73,000 jobs were created in July in the world's largest economy." The publication clarified that the revision of the data for several months was caused by a reduction in government spending on personnel.

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