El presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, dijo que ha ordenado a su administración que despida al comisionado de la Oficina de Estadísticas Laborales de Estados Unidos, el mismo día en que se publicaron nuevos datos que muestran un débil crecimiento del empleo en julio. El Departamento de Trabajo también revisó bruscamente a la baja el crecimiento del empleo en mayo y junio.

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President Trump has ordered the dismissal of Dr. Erica McEntarfer, the commissioner of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, following recent downward revisions to job numbers in the latest employment report. Dr. McEntarfer, appointed during the Biden administration, had previously served in several federal agencies and was involved in economic policy during the pandemic recovery.

The president cited the need for accurate and unbiased jobs data as the reason for her removal, stating that important statistics must not be manipulated for political purposes. Critics argue that the move itself could be seen as politically motivated, as monthly jobs reports are routinely revised and have long been subject to debate over their reliability.

Trump ordena el despido del comisionado de la Oficina de Estadísticas Laborales de Estados Unidos

El presidente Trump ha dado a conocer una nueva política comercial que afecta prácticamente a todos los países, ya que su suspensión de los aranceles recíprocos llegó a su fin. Brasil se enfrenta a algunos de los gravámenes más elevados, del 50%, mientras que las importaciones de casi ningún país estarán gravadas con menos del 10%. CBS News ha sabido que los aranceles más altos entrarán en vigor la próxima semana para que Aduanas y Protección Fronteriza tenga tiempo suficiente para aplicar las nuevas tasas. Y este es el último informe de empleo que muestra que la contratación se ralentizó en julio. Sólo 73.000 nuevos puestos de trabajo se añadieron al mercado laboral de EE.UU.. El desempleo aumentó ligeramente hasta el 4,2%. Pero aún más preocupante, las revisiones de los informes anteriores de los dos últimos meses. Según la Oficina de Estadísticas Laborales, las cifras de empleo de mayo y junio son aproximadamente 258.000 menos de lo que se había informado anteriormente. Volvamos con el corresponsal de CBS News Ed O'Keefe para más información. Ed, es bueno tenerte de vuelta tan pronto. Así que tienes algunas noticias de última hora procedentes de la Casa Blanca como resultado de este informe de empleo. ¿Qué puedes decirnos? Todavía no habíamos oído directamente, Tom, hoy del propio presidente. Siempre nos recuerdan que revisemos su cuenta de Truth Social para conocer sus pensamientos. Justo después de la última vez que hablamos, publicó esto en Truth Social. Dice que se ha enterado de que la jefa de la Oficina de Estadísticas Laborales es una mujer llamada Dra. Erica McEntarfer, que fue nombrada, nominada durante la administración Biden, y señala que ha habido revisiones de los informes mensuales de empleo antes. En particular, señala uno de marzo de 2024 que fue exagerado en 818.000 y luego revisado de nuevo alrededor de las elecciones de 2024. Y lo que dice aquí es que necesitamos cifras de empleo precisas. He ordenado a mi equipo que despida a este político de Biden inmediatamente. Será reemplazada por alguien mucho más competente y cualificada. Las cifras importantes como esta deben ser justas y precisas. No pueden ser manipuladas con fines políticos. Aunque sus críticos dirán inmediatamente que usted acaba de manipularlos con fines políticos eliminando a alguien con cuyos datos no está de acuerdo. Si te estás preguntando, ¿puede el presidente hacer esto? La respuesta es sí. McEntarfer es un veterano funcionario federal que sólo se convirtió en comisionado de estadísticas laborales en enero de 2024. Anteriormente ocupó puestos en la Oficina del Censo, el Departamento del Tesoro, y en un momento estuvo en el Consejo de Asesores Económicos en la Casa Blanca de Biden, asesorando sobre cómo reconstruir el mercado laboral tras la pandemia. Así que tenía algo más de trabajo directo y experiencia en la política económica de Biden, por lo menos, y luego tuvo ese trabajo. Así que el presidente, el actual, diciendo que va a despedir a un nominado de la última que supervisa estos informes de empleo. Debemos señalar, Tom, que los informes mensuales de empleo suelen ser revisados al alza o a la baja con bastante regularidad. Y la comunidad empresarial, los que siguen de cerca estas cifras, han dicho durante mucho tiempo, ya sabes, ¿podemos realmente confiar en este número de todos modos? si unos meses más tarde vas a volver y decirnos, de hecho, no había tantas personas contratadas o más personas fueron contratadas de lo que se pensaba inicialmente? Así que lo que el presidente está haciendo es realmente añadirse a años de preguntas y críticas sobre cómo se hace, pero dando ese paso extra que sólo un presidente puede dar despidiendo a la persona que está a cargo de esto.

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