Kugler was nominated by President Joe Biden and has served in her position since September 2023. According to the Fed, she "submitted her letter of resignation to President Trump and will return to Georgetown University as a professor this fall." Kugler's term was set to expire at the end of January.

Statisticians railed against President Trump on Friday following his decision to fire Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) commissioner Erika McEntarfer for “inaccuracies” and “incompetence” after presenting a low job growth report for the month of July.

Without evidence, Trump called the data "rigged" and implied that BLS Commissioner Erika McEntarfer manipulated the numbers "for political purposes."