Washington (AP) – the head of the agency, who summarizes the precisely observed monthly job report, usually laboriously in the gloomy, but on Friday the current owner of this job was loudly released by the President of the United States.
Erika Mcentarfer, a long -time government employee, wore the main burden of President Donald Trump’s misfortune with the jobs report on Friday, who showed that the attitude had slowed in July and was much less in May and June that was previously estimated. He accused her without evidence of manipulating the jobs and found that she was a appointment of President Joe Biden.
McEecentarfer, a long -time government employee who worked as a BLS manager for a year and a half, did not immediately answer a request for a comment from the Associated Press. But her predecessor, who monitors the job agency, have denounced former employees and employees, warned of their effects and said that Mcectarfer was non -political in their role.
Here is what you need to know about Erika Mcentarfer:
Mcectarfer has a powerful background to economy
Mcentarfer, whose research is lying on job loss, retirement, mobility and wage stiffness of the employees, had previously worked in the Census Bureau Census, in the Office for Tax Policy of the Ministry of Finance and the White House Council of Economic Advisers.
She has a bachelor’s degree in social sciences from Bard College and a doctoral student in economics from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.
It was confirmed as a BLS head for a cross -party vote
McECentarfer was nominated as BLS manager in 2023, and the Senate Committee for Health, Education, Labor and Pensions recommended that their nomination to the complete Senate apply.
In January 2024 it was confirmed as a BLS commissioner for a cross-party 86: 8 votes from the Senate. One of the Republican senators who voted to confirm them was the scythe at that time. JD Vance from Ohio, who is now Trump’s Vice President, and then sub-Sen. Marco Rubio from Florida, who is now Trump’s State Secretary.
Before her hearing for confirmation called the friends of the BLS, who consisted of former commissioners who worked in both democratic and republican administrations, members of statistical associations and the created economists, said Mctarfer’s background were a great choice for the job.
“The many reasons, Dr. Mcentarfer as a new BLS commissioner to confirm quickly, is in this regard: the agency, like the entire statistical system, is in an intensive, considerable time of change and Dr. Mcentarfer Wealth and statistical experiences have been equipped so that it has to satisfy these challenges,” wrote Friends of BLS.
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William Beach, who was appointed BLS Commissioner in 2019 and served by President Joe Biden by 2023, called McEecentarfers “unfounded” and said in a X -post that he “represents a dangerous precedent and undermining the statistical mission of the office”.
The former chief economist of the Ministry of Labor, Sarah J. Glynn, who regularly received briefings from McEccentarfer about BLS results, said that Mctarfer was generous with her time when she explained what conclusions could or could be drawn from the data.
If the data did not support something that an administrative officer said, Mcectarfer would say it, said Glynn. She also never initiated how the administration should present or interpret the data, said Glynn – she would simply answer questions about the data.
“She had a reputation as someone who is worried about the accuracy of the data and not about someone who is politically doing her work,” said Glynn.
Heather Bushey, Senior Research Fellow at Harvard University, worked with Mcencentarfer in the White House economic advisor and said that McEscentarfer never spoke about politics at work.
“She appeared every day to concentrate on the best analysis and the best approach to her field and not become political. I saw that from her and again and again. She is generally brilliant and viewed among the economists,” said Bouthey. “She did not come to my office to talk about politics or the political effects of something. She definitely didn’t get involved on this side of things.”
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Olson reported from New York. Associated Press Writer Christopher Rugaber in Washington contributed to this report.