Welcome to Friendica.Eskimo.Com

Home of Censorship Free Hosting

E-mail, Web Hosting, Linux Shell Accounts terminal or full remote desktops.

Sign Up For A Free Trial Here

Please tell your friends about federated social media site that speaks several fediverse protocols thus serving as a hub uniting them, hubzilla.eskimo.com, also check out friendica.eskimo.com, federated macroblogging social media site, mastodon.eskimo.com a federated microblogging site, and yacy.eskimo.com an uncensored federated search engine. All Free!

Aaron Sojourner

3 weeks ago

Aaron Sojourner
3 weeks ago

"...escalates the President’s unprecedented attacks on the independence & integrity of the federal statistical system. "The president seeks to blame someone for unwelcome economic news. "...firing Dr. McEntarfer is without merit & undermines the credibility of federal economic statistics..."

President Trump called into question the integrity of the Employment Situation report that the BLS released this morning. He accused BLS Commissioner Erika McEntarfer of deliberately reporting false numbers to reflect poorly on this administration. This baseless, damaging claim undermines the valuable work and dedication of BLS staff who produce the reports each month. This escalates the President’s unprecedented attacks on the independence and integrity of the federal statistical system.
The President seeks to blame someone for unwelcome economic news. The Commissioner does not determine what the numbers are but simply reports on what the data show. The process of obtaining the numbers is decentralized by design to avoid opportunities for interference. The BLS uses the same proven, transparent, reliable process to produce estimates every month. Every month, BLS revises the prior two months’ employment estimates to reflect slower-arriving, more-accurate information.
This rationale for firing Dr. McEntarfer is without merit and undermines the credibility of federal economic statistics that are a cornerstone of intelligent economic decision-making by businesses, families, and policymakers. U.S. official statistics are the gold standard globally. When leaders of other nations have politicized economic data, it has destroyed public trust in all official statistics and in government science.

We call on Congress to respond immediately, to investigate the factors that led to Commissioner McEntarfer’s removal, to strongly urge the Commissioner’s continued service, and ensure that the nonpartisan integrity of the position is retained. The statement from the President undermines these tenets and politicizes data which cannot and should not be used for political points.

in reply to Aaron Sojourner

Aaron Sojourner

in reply to Aaron Sojourner 3 weeks ago

Posted now: www.friendsofbls.org/updates/2025...

Statement on Commissioner McEn...

Statement on Commissioner McEntarfer’s Removal

Today, President Trump called into question the integrity of the Employment Situation report that the BLS released this morning.

^{Paul Schroeder (The Friends of the Bureau of Labor Statistics)}

in reply to Aaron Sojourner

Aaron Sojourner

in reply to Aaron Sojourner 3 weeks ago

From the Council of Professional Associations on Federal Statistics. Refers to the Friends of BLS statement above.

Good evening,

As most of you are aware, today President Trump asked for BLS Commissioner to be removed from her post. This action was taken in response to the jobs report which was released this morning. COPAFS stands firmly behind Commissioner McEntarfer, the BLS staff, and the data they produce. This action is very damaging and undermines the integrity of federal statistics, and unnecessarily politicizes data which are intended to be independent and trustworthy. This is a watershed moment for federal statistics.

The Friends of BLS has put out a statement which can be found on their website and is included below:

⇧

Welcome to Friendica.Eskimo.Com

Home of Censorship Free Hosting

E-mail, Web Hosting, Linux Shell Accounts terminal or full remote desktops.

Sign Up For A Free Trial Here

Aaron Sojourner

Aaron Sojourner 3 weeks ago • •

Aaron Sojourner

Statement on Commissioner McEntarfer’s Removal

Aaron Sojourner

Aaron Sojourner
3 weeks ago