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

But Trump’s firing of the BLS chief escalated his administration’s attack on information. Though researchers who rely on ...

Trump defended firing BLS commissioner Erika McEntarfer, sparking tense exchange with CNBC’s Joe Kernen on "Squawk Box" over ...

CNBC anchor Joe Kernen questioned President Donald Trump on Tuesday over his claims about a recent jobs report. A revised ...

In a heated exchange on live TV, President Trump clashed with a CNBC host, defending his controversial decisions and sparking ...

President Donald Trump was laughed at and fact-checked live on CNBC during a wild phone interview in which he claimed the ...

A defiant President Trump defended his firing of a top government jobs monitor and said he would like to run again in 2028.

Co-host Joe Kernen tried to convince Trump that firing Dr. Erika McEntarfer after a disappointing jobs report could ...

The Bureau of Labor Statistics uses surveys to collect economic data including employment counts, wages and inflation.

President Donald Trump was fuming about the July jobs report signaling a significant slowdown in the economy when he recalled ...

CNBC senior economics reporter Steve Liesman called out Donald Trump’s rationale for firing the commissioner of the Bureau of ...

Trump fires commissioner of labor statistics after jobs report. In a Truth Social post, the U.S. president accused BLS Commissioner Erika McEntarfer of being a political appointee ...