Trump has a go-to playbook if the numbers reveal uncomfortable realities, and that’s to discredit or conceal the figures and ...

By firing the Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner, President Trump threatens to corrupt essential financial data that helps drive economic decision making.

Employees express concern Trump's firing of the commissioner, which followed a weak jobs report, will lead to future ...

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.“EJ Antoni ...

The monthly jobs report is already closely-watched on Wall Street and in Washington but has taken on a new importance after ...

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he will decide on a nominee to fill a coming vacancy on the Federal Reserve's ...

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 ...