Trump fired the labor statistics chief and the markets shrugged. That’s concerning.

Hiring slowed sharply over the summer, federal government data showed. The jobs report came days after fresh gross domestic ...

Trump's firing of the BLS commissioner has raised fears that government employment data, used to make major economic policy decisions, will become politicized.

Steve Bannon, a senior adviser to President Donald Trump in his first term and an influential voice in conservative circles, is pushing for EJ Antoni to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The BLS jobs survey is widely considered by economists to be robust. It samples more than 100,000 businesses and government ...

In the 21st century, U.S. economic data has become embedded in the life of the nation. It determines increases in Social Security benefits for retirees, influences the purchases of auto and home ...

Yesterday, the president of the United States appeared without explanation on the roof of the White House, walked aimlessly ...

President Trump is right to raise doubts about the motivations of the government officials tasked with collecting and ...

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 that he believes the “economy ...

Firing the BLS director was an overreaction. And last week’s data had both good and bad news for Donald Trump and his ...

The top job at Bureau of Labor Statistics typically goes to an economist experienced in govt or academia. Now it also requires the ability to walk a tightrope ...

Trump’s decision to dismiss Bureau of Labour Statistics (BLS) chief Erika McEntarfer was taken on Friday afternoon, just ...