In a second message, Donald Trump denounced figures, according to him, “Stuff to give a bad image of the Republicans and myself“, without putting forward evidence of this manipulation.
Later, during an exchange with the press, he launched: “We need people we can trust“, Then again accused the manager of having inflated the figures in the past for the benefit of the previous administration, that of the Democrat Joe Biden.
A referral considered to be unfounded by some
Erika MCENTARFER is the commissioner of the Federal Statistics Office, an organization that publishes the reference figures on employment, productivity and prices in the United States.
“The completely unfounded dismissal of Erika Mcentarfer, who succeeded me, is a dangerous precedent and undermines the mission of the office“, criticized his predecessor in this position, William Beach, on X, who had officiated during the previous term of Donald Trump.
“Departing the manager of a strategic government agency because you do not like the figures it produces (…) This is what happens in authoritarian countries, not in democratic countries“, denounced Larry Summers, former Minister of Finance of Democratic President Bill Clinton then advisor to Barack Obama, on the same platform.
“We need serious economists in these positions, not lackeys that will tell you what you want to hear“, Protected the left senator Bernie Sanders for the attention of Donald Trump, also on X.
The American Federation of Economists Nabe has “firmly condemned“This dismissal.”Important revisions of employment figures in recent years do not reflect manipulation, but rather the decrease in resources allocated to statistical agencies“She said in a press release.
A dark painting concerning the labor market
Friday morning, the monthly report on employment in the United States surprised a darker table than expected from the state of the labor market, at a time when experts predict a slowdown under the effect of the customs offensive of the American president.
In particular, the number of jobs supposed to have been created during the months of May and June was strongly revised downwards. The corrected figures (19,000 in May and 14,000 in June) are displayed at the lowest since the Pandemic of COVID-19.
The corrections are “much normal“, It is noted in the report. It is 258,000 job creations that have evaporated statistics over these two months.
This report “Change the situation“showing that”The labor market is quickly deteriorating“, According to the economist of the Bank Navy Federal Credit Union, Heather Long.
Resignation to the Fed
The figures undermine Donald Trump’s triumphal discourse on the American economy, while several polls report a drop in his rating of trust.
He keeps saying that the economy is roaring, while insistently calling the Central Bank of the United States (Fed) to support it more by reducing interest rates.
Earlier in the week, the federal reserve still preferred to leave its rates unchanged for the fifth time in a row, a decision marked by the rare opposition of two governors.
Another governor, Adriana Kugler, announced her resignation on Friday, and the American president said he was “very happy“To be able to bring a new person into the committee fixing interest rates, during an exchange with journalists.
He then wrote on his Truth Social network that the boss of the Fed Jerome Powell, which he never ceased to overwhelm, “should resign“He too.