WASHINGTON, Aug 3 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday he will announce a new head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics within three or four days. He fired BLS Commissioner Erika McEntarfer after accusing her of faking jobs numbers, without providing any evidence of data manipulation.

Key Takeaways President Donald Trump fired Erika McEntarfer, the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, after the July jobs report showed a surprisingly large slowdown in hiring last month and included massive downward revisions to previously announced employment numbers.

President Donald Trump claimed in a post on his social media platform that the figures were manipulated for political reasons.