Trump’s knee-jerk response to troublesome data is to deny it. He has eliminated climate change and disease statistics that ...

The removal of the commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics is unlikely to change government data practices in the near ...

In announcing the firing of the government’s chief labor statistician last week, President Trump condemned the works of Erika McEntarfer as “phony.” McEntarfer was just the 16th commissioner of ...

President Trump’s firing of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) commissioner is raising concerns about whether her replacement could manipulate job numbers to work in his favor. The traditionally ...

Economists and Wall Street investors have long considered the job figures reliable, with share prices and bond yields often ...

Trump’s attempt to bury unflattering information serves as a diversion from what could be a looming economic storm. Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody’s Analytics, says he believes the “economy is ...

Though the unemployment rate for the tech industry was largely unchanged in July, demand is soaring for AI and data-focused ...

Republicans on Capitol Hill are feeling jittery about the economy after the latest jobs report showed the economy added far fewer jobs than previously estimated over the past three months.

Staffing shortfalls have forced the BLS to stop collecting prices in Lincoln, Neb.; Provo, Utah; and Buffalo, N.Y. In the rest of the country, the bureau is also missing an average of about 15% of the ...

US stocks close higher as investors price in a Fed rate cut soon and easing trade worries. EU delays retaliatory tariffs and Switzerland aims for deal ...

On Wednesday, the government said second-quarter GDP growth was 3% annualized. On Friday, the government said job growth had cratered, pointing to recession. How to interpret these numbers.

Trump has long touted that he helped secure the 2028 Olympics in the U.S. during his first term and has expressed his ...