The bad news in last Friday’s jobs report may have been overshadowed when President Donald Trump fired the commissioner in ...

Across the federal government, President Donald Trump has been wielding his influence over data used by researchers, ...

The jobs report for July revealed that some 258,000 fewer jobs were added in May and June than previously reported.

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Trump has a go-to playbook if the numbers reveal uncomfortable realities, and that’s to discredit or conceal the figures and ...

Labor economist Aaron Sojourner said President Donald Trump’s decision to fire the Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner ...

In announcing the firing of the government’s chief labor statistician last week, President Trump condemned the works of Erika ...

Economists say the rise in unemployment among Black Americans could be a troubling sign for the economy at large.

Trump ordered the firing of Erika McEntarfer, the U.S. commissioner of Labor Statistics, accusing her without evidence of ...

After a historic downward revision to jobs numbers, Trump fired the head of the BLS. But critics on both sides say the move ...

The monthly jobs report is already closely-watched on Wall Street and in Washington but has taken on a new importance after ...

TEMPE, Ariz. — August 1, 2025 — Economic activity in the manufacturing sector contracted in July for the fifth consecutive month, following a two-month expansion preceded by 26 straight months of ...