In August 2025, President Trump dismissed the commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics and seeks to appoint a new chief. Here’s how much the role pays.

McEntarfer’s dismissal came just hours after a monthly jobs report showed the labor market performed more sluggishly than previously reported. The revisions were large, but not without precedent. Trump’s decision to target McEntarfer,

USAFacts, the nonpartisan group founded by Steve Ballmer, warns against politicizing government data after Trump fires the BLS chief over weak jobs numbers, raising concerns about data integrity and economic trust.