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President Donald Trump unexpectedly summoned reporters to the Oval Office on Thursday to present them with charts that he ...
Trump's firing of McEntarfer led to widespread criticism, with pundits warning that Trump was intimidating officials to only present him positive information.
Trump and advisor Steve Moore revealed new data alleging the Biden administration overstated job growth by 1.5 million.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics, the CBO, and the Fed are far from perfect. But the U.S. needs a statistical system that is modern, agile, and protected from political interference.
Mark Zandi says the US economy is teetering at the edge of a recession as tariffs and immigration policy weigh on growth.
President Trump sought to celebrate his new tariff regime and reassure the public about his economic stewardship on Thursday as a trade agenda upending the GOP and the global economic order came ...
How exactly does the BLS assemble the critical jobs report? And what is the commissioner’s role? Here’s what we know.
Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook said the significant downward revisions to the monthly jobs numbers could point to an ...
The Bureau of Labor Statistics also produces the Consumer Price Index, used to calculated everything from 401(k) contribution ...
The Bureau of Labor Statistics' data does more than capture monthly job growth and inflation pressures_; it plays a crucial role in Americans’ financial lives, say Joe Pinsker, Heather Gillers and Ash ...
The jobs report revisions that prompted Trump to fire the BLS commissioner were historically large. Here's why (Hint: it wasn't rigged data).
President Trump fired the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics last week and described a jobs report that included a big ...