The agency argued that it had no better way to handle a challenging patchwork of missing data caused by the recent government shutdown.
The Labor Department’s internal watchdog says it is initiating a review of how the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) compiles economic data. In a letter dated Wednesday, Laura Nicolosi, an assistant ...
The former Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) commissioner, Erika McEntarfer, on Tuesday made her first public remarks since she was fired by President Trump last month following a poor jobs report and ...
The Bureau of Labor Statistics last week issued a steep downward revision to May and June's hiring numbers, prompting President Trump to call the edits "miscalculations" by the department's ...
US job growth during much of the past year was significantly weaker than initially estimated, according to new data released Wednesday. The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ preliminary annual benchmark ...
President Trump's surprise firing of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) commissioner has raised concerns about potential political interference in labor data. William Beach, former BLS commissioner ...
“Today, the BLS released the largest downward revision on record proving that President Trump was right: Biden’s economy was a disaster and the BLS is broken. This is exactly why we need new ...
Director of the White House Economic Council adviser Kevin Hassett fired back at NBC host Kristen Welker on Sunday as the host pressed Hassett on President Donald Trump's decision to fire the Bureau ...
The government's October jobs report, which was delayed by the federal shutdown, will not be published, removing a crucial data point at a time when a stagnant labor market and sticky inflation have ...
President Trump’s firing of Commissioner of Labor Statistics Erika McEntarfer last Friday brought into laser focus how willing he is to manipulate federal data in his favor. McEntarfer’s dismissal ...