特朗普在疲软就业报告后解雇劳工统计局局长
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特朗普在疲软就业报告后解雇劳工统计局局长

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总统唐纳德·特朗普在一份令人失望的就业报告发布后,解除埃丽卡·麦肯塔弗的劳工统计局局长职务,理由是对就业数据准确性的担忧。

总统唐纳德·特朗普周五指示解除劳工统计局(BLS)局长埃丽卡·麦肯塔弗的职务,此前一份政府报告显示过去三个月的招聘活动显著放缓。劳工统计局报告称,美国经济在7月份仅新增73,000个就业岗位,远低于预期,并将5月和6月的就业增长数据合计下调超过20万个岗位。

特朗普在Truth Social上宣布了这一决定,声称这些就业报告是由“拜登任命的人”制作的,并强调需要“准确的就业数字”。他表示,麦肯塔弗将被一位“更有能力和资格”的人取代,强调就业数据“不能被用于政治目的的操控”。

一位政府官员证实麦肯塔弗已被解职。目前尚不清楚谁将暂时领导该机构。劳工统计局副局长比尔·维亚特罗夫斯基是在奥巴马政府期间任命的,负责就业报告的官员则是在特朗普第一任期内加入的。

麦肯塔弗由乔·拜登总统于2023年7月提名,并于2024年1月获得参议院两党支持确认,她在联邦政府服务已有二十年,包括在人口普查局、财政部和白宫经济顾问委员会担任职务。她未立即回应置评请求。

特朗普还声称,尽管未提供证据,麦肯塔弗篡改了就业数据以影响即将到来的选举。劳工统计局因美国经济规模和调查响应率的原因,定期修订经济数据,但此类修订是标准做法,并不表明存在不当行为。

像劳工统计局这样的机构的独立性历来被视为维护美国经济数据公信力的关键,这些数据被广泛认为是全球基准。专家指出,经济统计数据的政治化或干预可能破坏信任,影响政策决策、企业和消费者。

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NBC News

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President Donald Trump directed the removal of Erika McEntarfer, commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), following the release of a government report indicating a significant slowdown in hiring over the past three months.

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The BLS reported that the U.S. economy added only 73,000 jobs in July, well below expectations, and revised job growth figures for May and June downward by more than 200,000 jobs combined.

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Trump announced the decision on Truth Social, alleging that the jobs reports were being produced by a 'Biden appointee' and asserting the need for 'accurate Jobs Numbers.'

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McEntarfer, nominated by President Joe Biden in July 2023 and confirmed by the Senate with bipartisan support in January 2024, has spent two decades in federal service, including roles at the Census Bureau, Treasury Department, and the White House Council of Economic Advisers.

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Trump also claimed, without providing evidence, that McEntarfer had falsified jobs data to influence the upcoming election.

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The BLS regularly revises economic data due to the scale of the U.S. economy and survey response rates, but such revisions are standard practice and not indicative of wrongdoing.

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The independence of agencies like the BLS has traditionally been seen as crucial for maintaining the credibility of U.S. economic data, which is widely regarded as a global benchmark.

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Experts note that politicization or interference with economic statistics can undermine trust and affect policy decisions, businesses, and consumers.

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