Trump Promotion of Disputed Jobs Figures Draws Sharp Rebuttal From Ex-BLS Chief

The White House held an Oval Office briefing on August 7 where Stephen Moore claimed the BLS overstated job gains by 1.5 million and used an unpublished Census-based algorithm to estimate income with 97% accuracy Former commissioner William Beach said every number in Moore’s presentation was wrong, citing double-counted revisions and reliance on a preliminary estimate rather than the official final data William Wiatrowski is serving as acting BLS commissioner as the administration moves to disband advisory committees, restructure personnel roles and propose budget cuts at the agency Economists and investors warn that sowing doubt about the Bureau’s routine revision process could force wider risk margins and push market participants toward unverified alternative data Commentators have highlighted Stephen Moore’s record of factual errors and see the clash as emblematic of growing political pressure on independent federal statistics

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