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Trump orders firing of labor statistics chief hours after data showed jobs growth slowed (www.theguardian.com)

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US president claimed without evidence that Erika McEntarfer had ‘faked’ employment figures in the run-up to last year’s election

Donald Trump has ordered the firing of the federal government official in charge of labor statistics, hours after data revealed that jobs growth had stalled this summer.

The US president claimed that Erika McEntarfer, commissioner of labor statistics, had “faked” employment figures in the run-up to last year’s election, in a bid to boost Kamala Harris’s chances of victory.

He produced no evidence for this claim, and insisted that the US economy was, in fact, “booming” on his watch.

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[–] jacksilver@lemmy.world 11 points 1 day ago

This one is a big deal. This report is just the tip of the iceberg as we have only just begun to feel the pain of the federal layoffs (and don't get me started on tarrifs). If he removes people from accurately reporting, we're going to have a crashing economy with no metrics on what's really going on.