President Donald Trump was fuming about the July jobs report signaling a significant slowdown in the economy when he recalled one of his simmering resentments: the statistician overseeing the ...

President Donald Trump thrust the nation's system for economic data collection into the spotlight in recent days after he ...

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

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Economists say firing a top official for revisions to a jobs report sends a bad message and could destroy trust in data ...

ABC News host George Stephanopoulos isn't afraid to hit back at President Donald Trump, even of he receives backlash from the ...

Investors have long parsed economic reports on the labor market or inflation to help determine prices for stocks and bonds.

Friday's unexpectedly weak jobs report signals that some sectors are cutting back on hiring amid economic uncertainty.

CONGRESSIONAL RECESS: Members of Congress have headed home for their summer recess. Several lawmakers are holding town halls ...

Republicans are even calling out Trump over the firing of the BLS chief, and most of them who have a basic grasp on reality ...

Hours after the Bureau of Labor Statistics released employment data showing slow job growth for July and prior months, ...

President Trump fired the Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner on Friday. The reason cited, though it lacked evidence, was ...