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Really great step-by-step fact-check thread by @cnbc.com Senior Economics reporter @steveliesman.bsky.social of stuff #Trump has said about the Bureau of Labor Statistics re: #JobsNumbers

#Economy #JobsNumber
steveliesman.bsky.social Steve Liesman @steveliesman.bsky.social · Aug 3
Trump says the -818k 2024 benchmark payroll revisions show BLS commissioner McEntarfer was political and incompetent. Let’s look at the facts.
1. The revisions were released in Aug 2024, not Nov 15 as the president said. So the BLS release showing far less job growth came 3 mos. BEFORE the election
August 3, 2025 at 3:01 PM
devonheinen.bsky.social
BREAKING
#Trump issues stmt alleging that "today’s #JobsNumbers were RIGGED in order to make the Republicans, and ME, look bad."

Earlier today, he said in a stmt he was going to "IMMEDIATELY" fire the Commissioner of Labor Statistics, Dr. #ErikaMcEntarfer.

#McEntarfer #JobsNumber
Trump stmt: "In my opinion, today’s Jobs Numbers were RIGGED in order to make the Republicans, and ME, look bad — Just like when they had three great days around the 2024 Presidential Election, and then, those numbers were 'taken away' on November 15, 2024, right after the Election, when the Jobs Numbers were massively revised DOWNWARD, making a correction of over 818,000 Jobs — A TOTAL SCAM. Jerome 'Too Late' Powell is no better! But, the good news is, our Country is doing GREAT!"
August 1, 2025 at 8:16 PM
devonheinen.bsky.social
BREAKING
#Trump issues stmt saying he's "IMMEDIATELY" firing the Commissioner of Labor Statistics, Dr. #ErikaMcEntarfer.

#McEntarfer was a Biden-appointee confirmed by the Senate. Trump alleges McEntarfer is biased against Trump and inaccurate with the Dept of Labor Statistics's #JobsNumber data.
Trump stmt: "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. This is the same Bureau of Labor Statistics that overstated the Jobs Growth in March 2024 by approximately 818,000 and, then again, right before the 2024 Presidential Election, in August and September, by 112,000. These were Records — No one can be that wrong? We need accurate Jobs Numbers. I have directed my Team to fire this Biden Political Appointee, IMMEDIATELY. She will be replaced with someone much more competent and qualified. Important numbers like this must be fair and accurate, they can’t be manipulated for political purposes. McEntarfer said there were only 73,000 Jobs added (a shock!) but, more importantly, that a major mistake was made by them, 258,000 Jobs downward, in the prior two months. Similar things happened in the first part of the year, always to the negative. The Economy is BOOMING under 'TRUMP' despite a Fed that also plays games, this time with Interest Rates, where they lowered them twice, and substantially, just before the Presidential Election, I assume in the hopes of getting 'Kamala' elected – How did that work out? Jerome 'Too Late' Powell should also be put 'out to pasture.' Thank you for your attention to this matter!"
August 1, 2025 at 6:42 PM
financialtalk.bsky.social
#MarketsHigher as #JobsNumber Disappoints, #WageGrowth Falls Stocks are higher Friday despite the U.S. losing jobs in July, as slowing average hourly wage growth and a drop in the unemployment rate to 4.1% offered potentially encouraging signs for the Fed’s inflation fight. youtu.be/ZiE1wesAJBU
Markets Higher as Jobs Number Disappoints, Wage Growth Falls
YouTube video by Schwab Network
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August 7, 2026 at 2:27 PM
fbonocci.bsky.social
Trump: “I get inside information before EVERYONE! Take the #jobsNumber for example.
I get it and I trade on it BEFORE YOU WAKE UP! Deal with it FOOLS!

#TrillionaireConMan
January 9, 2026 at 6:56 PM