Washington: US President Donald Trump ordered the dismissal of the country’s labour statistics commissioner following a shock employment report which he alleged, without evidence, was “rigged” for political purposes.

President Donald Trump fired the commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday after a new jobs report showed a major slowdown of hiring in recent months. In a social media post, Trump volleyed sharp criticism and baseless accusations at Erika McEntarfer, a Biden appointee who was confirmed by the Senate in 2024.

President Donald Trump on Friday afternoon called for the ouster of the head of the Labor Department’s statistical arm after the latest monthly jobs report came in well under expectations.