Group 1 - The core point of the news is that President Trump has accused the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) director, Erica McEntyre, of artificially inflating employment data ahead of the 2024 U.S. elections and has called for her dismissal [1][2] - The U.S. added only 73,000 jobs in July, significantly below market expectations, with the unemployment rate rising to 4.2%. Notably, the employment data for May and June was revised down by a total of 258,000 jobs [1][2] - The BLS reported that the revisions were based on subsequent reports from businesses and government agencies, as well as seasonal adjustments [2] Group 2 - Trump claimed that the employment report was compiled by officials appointed by Biden and alleged that McEntyre and the BLS had "falsified" employment data before the last election, suggesting that the job growth for 2023 was overestimated by approximately 818,000 jobs [2] - Following the release of the employment data, Labor Secretary Laura Chavez-Dremer announced that Deputy BLS Director William Wiatrowski would serve as acting director until a successor is found [2][3] - Trump has also criticized Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, suggesting that the Fed's actions, including interest rate decisions, are politically motivated to influence the upcoming elections [4]
不满就业数据大幅下修,特朗普下令解雇美劳工统计局局长
Feng Huang Wang·2025-08-01 23:08