Background of BLS Commissioner Who Trump Fired Finally Comes Out - No Wonder He Sacked Her
By C. Douglas Golden
August 6, 2025 at 5:00am
So, you’ve probably heard the news: Bureau of Labor Statistics head Erika McEntarfer is out because President Donald Trump didn’t like the July jobs report.
Actually, check that: That’s not really the news as it is, that’s the news as it was reported last week when it happened. Something funny occurred on the way from event to publication, however — namely, it got lost that she was a Joe Biden holdover who already had accumulated a fair number of issues regarding the culture and practices she had cultivated at the BLS since her confirmation in 2024.
Just to give you a taste, here are two representative samples from the country’s print outlets of record for both the left and the right, starting with The New York Times, from Friday:
https://www.westernjournal.com/background-bls-commissioner-trump-fired-finally-comes-no-wonder-sacked/
