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Trump seeks to fire Labor official after job market weakens : NPR

Trump seeks to fire Labor official after job market weakens : NPR
business8/1/2025

Trump called for the firing of the Labor statistics official after data earlier showed employers added just 73,000 jobs in July, while job gains for the previous two months were largely erased.

Trump calls for firing of senior Labor official after job market weakens in July toggle caption Mario Tama/Getty Images The job market weakened sharply during the late spring and early summer as President Trump's tariffs began to take effect — and Tr... [4323 chars]