💨 Abstract

" The article discusses political controversy surrounding the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) after President Donald Trump fired Erika McEntarfer, the BLS director. Trump accused the June jobs report of being "rigged," despite lacking evidence and facing backlash from economists. The report showed weak hiring linked to Trump's tariffs, with unusually large revisions attributed to declining survey response rates post-COVID. Despite these challenges, most economists still consider the jobs data reliable.

Courtesy: WTOP Staff