Group 1 - E.J. Antoni criticizes the quality of the monthly employment report, claiming fundamental flaws in its methods, models, and assumptions, and suggests pausing its release until issues are resolved [1] - Antoni argues that the monthly employment data is often exaggerated and can mislead decision-makers, questioning how businesses can plan when they lack accurate employment figures [1][2] - Following a weak employment report for July, which showed an increase of only 73,000 jobs against a market expectation of 115,000, Antoni called for the dismissal of the current BLS director, leading to her removal by Trump [2] Group 2 - The July employment report revealed a rise in the unemployment rate to 4.2%, with significant downward revisions to previous months' job additions, totaling a reduction of 258,000 jobs [2] - Trump expressed confidence in Antoni's ability to ensure the accuracy and honesty of employment data, indicating a shift in leadership at the BLS [2] - There are widespread concerns in the economic community that Trump's adjustments to the BLS leadership may further undermine trust in U.S. official economic data [3]

2025.08. 12 本文字数：2373，阅读时长大约4分钟 作者 | 第一财 经 高雅 在解雇前任美国劳工统计局（BLS）局长并公开指责就业数据遭到"操纵"两周后，美国总统特朗普提名了一位忠实的政治盟友接任这一要职。 当地时间周一（8月11日），特朗普宣布提名华盛顿右翼智库传统基金会首席经济学家安东尼（E. J. Antoni）担任BLS局长。该提名将于今 年9月提交参议院投票确认。 特朗普通过社交媒体平台宣布这一任命时，称赞安东尼是"备受尊敬的经济学家"。他表示在美国经济"蓬勃发展"的背景下，安东尼将"确保所 发布的数据真实准确"。 然而，这一提名在经济学界引发了强烈质疑，多位前官员和经济学家对安东尼的任职资格提出尖锐批评。 全球投资咨询公司BCA研究地缘政治首席策略师格特钦（Matt Gertken）在近期的研讨会上表示："如果BLS开始发布更强劲的就业数据，可 能会让那些密切关注失业率和就业数据的宏观经济研究者产生一种错误的印象，认为经济比实际情况更强劲。但这并不能解决货币政策的问 题。此前，就业市场并未明显恶化，但本届政府仍在向美联储施压要求降息。" "换句话说，本届政府试图通过操纵就业数据向美联 ...