U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick attends an interview, outside the White House, in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 11, 2025.
Kent Nishimura | Reuters
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick predicted the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ incoming Friday jobs report will be more accurate as a result of President Donald Trump firing the agency’s chief in August.
“I think they’ll get better,” Lutnick told CNBC’s “Squawk Box” when asked whether people should believe the BLS’ numbers are accurate when the latest monthly jobs report is released at 8:30 a.m. ET.
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