To build trust in government data, President Donald Trump should not fire the Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner. He ...

The statistical agency's problems predate Trump, but experts say it can't be easily fixed without more resources ...

Trump abruptly fired Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner Erika McEntarfer on Friday after the release of the report, ...

The Bureau of Labor Statistics signaled to staff members Monday morning that work would continue as usual at the statistical agency, where President Donald Trump fired the top official Friday over a ...

President Donald Trump fired Erika McEntarfer, the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), citing her mishandling of ...

Most economists say that the Bureau of Labor Statistics is a nonpolitical agency staffed by people obsessed with getting the ...

President Donald Trump has a pattern of dismissing or altering data that reflects poorly on him. During his first term, he ...

The BLS surveys both households and businesses for its monthly jobs report. After releasing an initial report, it's common for the agency to issue revisions to the prior monthly figures, as more ...

Trump fired the previous head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics after he was unhappy with a weaker-than-expected July jobs ...

But, BLS reports like the monthly jobs report (officially known as the Employment Situation Summary) and JOLTS (Job Openings and Labor Turnover Summary) have drawbacks as well.