Watch CBS News

Trump administration stands behind decision to fire labor statistics chief

Name: Trump administration stands behind decision to fire labor statistics chief
Uploaded: 2025-08-04T07:32:00-0400
Duration: 3 min 37 s
Description: The Trump administration is standing by a decision to fire the commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Erika McEntarfer, after the July jobs report showed lackluster data. CBS News' Weijia Jiang has more from the White House.

The Trump administration is standing by a decision to fire the commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Erika McEntarfer, after the July jobs report showed lackluster data. CBS News' Weijia Jiang has more from the White House.