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Trump Fires Bureau of Labor Statistics Chief After Tepid July Jobs Report

The firing follows a July jobs report showing only 73,000 positions added accompanied by downward revisions that have undermined confidence in official data

President Trump this week. Photo: Andrew Harnik/Getty Images
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A Trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Friday, Aug. 1, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
(L): Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-Calif., gives remarks to a crowd at St. Paul First Baptist Church on Wednesday, July 9, 2025, in Laurens, S.C. (R): President Donald Trump listens during an event to sign an executive order restarting the Presidential Fitness Test in public schools, Thursday, July 31, 2025, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington.

Overview

  • The U.S. added 73,000 jobs in July, while the unemployment rate ticked up to 4.2%.
  • Post-report revisions cut May and June payroll figures by a combined 258,000 jobs.
  • President Trump accused Commissioner Erika McEntarfer of producing “rigged” data and ordered her dismissal.
  • Deputy Commissioner William Wiatrowski has been installed as acting head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
  • The conflict over employment data has heightened scrutiny of economic indicators and Federal Reserve rate decisions as the labor market shows signs of cooling.