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President Donald Trump has summoned reporters to the Oval Office to present charts that he says shows the economy is solid.
How exactly does the BLS assemble the critical jobs report? And what is the commissioner’s role? Here’s what we know.
Fed Governor Lisa Cook said that the weak July jobs report and large downward revisions suggest the U.S. economy could be at ...
The bad news in last Friday’s jobs report may have been overshadowed when President Donald Trump fired the commissioner in ...
Response rates to government surveys have plummeted since COVID, but experts say that doesn't mean the numbers are wrong ...
The U.S. economy added 73,000 jobs in July, which is fewer than expected, as the unemployment rate increased to 4.2%.
The probability of a Federal Reserve rate cut in September jumped dramatically following weak employment data, with market ...
President Donald Trump has a pattern of dismissing or altering data that reflects poorly on him. During his first term, the ...
Trump abruptly fired Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner Erika McEntarfer on Friday after the release of the report, ...
President Donald Trump continues to claim without evidence that the jobs report was "totally rigged." ...
Thousands of invisible, far-reaching decisions flow from the stream of reports the BLS compiles. When faith in the government ...
The Canadian dollar edged lower against its U.S. counterpart on Thursday, pulling back from an earlier 10-day high, as oil ...