A much smaller group of a dozen or fewer people then prepare the employment report. They lock the numbers into the BLS system and on the Wednesday before the report is published, the commissioner is ...

A chief worry is that the president might name a key ally who lacks the credentials to run the BLS, further undermining an agency already under a cloud of doubt after the firing of McEntarfer.

U.S. stock markets ended Friday on a high note, capping a strong week fueled by upbeat corporate earnings and encouraging trade news. The S&P 500 gained 0.40% to close at a new record high of 6,388.64 ...

President Donald Trump's administration revealed Friday that the last few jobs reports don't demonstrate the economic success ...

President Donald Trump claimed without evidence that the massive revisions to the latest jobs report constituted a “scam.” ...

The job market in July may have been its worst since October, according to forecasters, as trade wars drag down hiring.

The bad news in last Friday’s jobs report may have been overshadowed when President Donald Trump fired the commissioner in charge of producing it. But economists haven’t forgotten about America’s job ...

Employers added just 73,000 jobs in July and totals for May and June were revised down by a whopping 258,000. Here are 4 key takeaways.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 542.40 points, or 1.23%, closing at 43,588.58. The S&P 500 shed 1.60% to end at ...

Isley noted that inaccuracies are not uncommon and corrections are standard. He says the Bureau of Labor Statistics already ...

There’s a lot still to come this week. The Federal Reserve is slated to announce its latest interest-rate decision, and investors will scour the July jobs report. Earnings season marches on ...