The unemployment rate rose to 4.2% in July and the number of new jobs dropped to its lowest number since 2010.

Donald Trump fired Erika McEntarfer, the commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, following the release of a weak jobs report on Thursday.

Aug. 1 (UPI) -- Jobs growth was slower than expected as the unemployment rate rose in July, leading to Friday's firing of Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner Erika McEntarfer.

President Trump accused BLS Commissioner Erika McEntarfer, a Biden appointee, of manipulating employment data and fired her after weak July jobs numbers and major revisions.

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump on Friday ordered the firing of the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, hours after a stunning government report showed that hiring had slowed down significantly over the past three months. Taking to Truth Social, he attacked Erika McEntarfer, the commissioner of the BLS. He claimed that the country's jobs reports "are being produced by Biden appointee" and ordered his administration to terminate her. "We need accurate Jobs Numbers," Trump wrote. "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." The BLS on Friday morning reported that the U.S. economy added just 73,000 jobs in July, well below estimates. It also said it had revised the May and June numbers and they turned out to be lower than previously announced by more than 200,000 jobs. The unemployment rate in July was unchanged at 4.2%, but more people left the labor force, according to the…

Trump fires BLS director, alleges data manipulation for political reasons, sparking controversy and market fluctuations.

President Donald Trump unleashed his fury about weakness in the labor market today, saying without evidence that the data were “rigged” and that he was firing the Senate-confirmed Department of Labor official responsible for pulling together the numbers each month.