Trump Criticizes Dismissed BLS Commissioner's Employment Data as the 'Worst Misjudgments in Half a Century'

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On Sunday, President Trump alleged that the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) exaggerated job figures to reach an “all-time high” before the US presidential elections, shortly after announcing her dismissal.

“The head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics did the same thing just before the Presidential Election, elevating the job numbers to unprecedented levels,” Trump shared in a post on his Truth Social account Sunday afternoon.

“I then won the Election, anyway, and she readjusted the numbers downward, calling it a mistake, of almost one million jobs.”

Additionally, the President claimed in his post that the alleged “miscalculations” by BLS Commissioner Erika McEntarfer were the most substantial in over fifty years.

“A SCAM!” Trump continued.

“She did it again, with another massive “correction,” and got FIRED! She had the biggest miscalculations in over 50 years.”

President Donald Trump speaks with reporters before boarding Air Force One at Lehigh Valley International Airport, Sunday, Aug. 3, 2025, in Allentown, Pa. AP

The post follows just days after Trump lashed out at the Bureau of Labor Statistics and said he would fire McEntarfer after the US economy added fewer jobs than expected in July and large downward revisions were made in the prior two months — suggesting the economy and labor market are weaker than previously believed.

Trump similarly accused McEntarfer of falsifying job numbers prior to the US presidential election.

“I was just informed that our Country’s ‘Jobs Numbers’ are being produced by a Biden Appointee, Dr. Erika McEntarfer, the Commissioner of Labor Statistics, who faked the Jobs Numbers before the Election to try and boost Kamala’s chances of Victory,” Trump posted to Truth Social on Friday.

U.S. Labor Department's Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner Erika McEntarfer poses for a photograph in this undated handout imag — US Labor Department’s Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner Erika McEntarfer poses for a photograph in this undated handout image. via REUTERS

Earlier Sunday, National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett backed Trump’s decision to fire McEntarfer, citing an alleged “partisan pattern” in US job data reporting.

The BLS reported on Friday that 74,000 jobs were added in July, well below the 110,000 estimate of economists polled by LSEG. The report also revised job growth in May and June downward.

May’s gains were pared back by 125,000 to just 19,000 jobs created, while the June figures were revised down by 133,000 to just 14,000 jobs added that month.

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics did not immediately respond to FOX Business’ request for comment.