The White House considers reforming employment data statistics, raising suspicions of data manipulation.

On August 13, according to the Wall Street Journal citing informed sources, after the weak employment data led to the sudden dismissal of the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics this month, White House officials revealed that the Trump administration is considering changing the way federal employment data is collected and released.

Informed sources revealed that in recent days, White House aides held a series of closed-door meetings with officials from the Labor Department to discuss plans to enhance data collection efficiency through new technologies. A White House assistant stated that improving the response rate of the Labor Statistics Bureau's surveys is one of the goals of the reform. Officials said Trump has explicitly requested to avoid significant data revisions in the future. White House Press Secretary Levitt stated on Tuesday that the president is reviewing the "statistical methods and processes" behind employment data.

Reports indicate that if there are changes in the statistical methods of the non-farm employment report released on the first Friday of each month, it may raise external doubts about Trump manipulating the data for political purposes. This president, who often questions data that does not align with his worldview, has recently intensified control over traditionally independent operating agencies and purged career bureaucrats deemed disloyal.