Economists and Wall Street investors have long considered the job figures reliable, with share prices and bond yields often reacting sharply when they are released.

Stocks turned in their best day since May following a weak jobs report Friday. The Dow industrials gained 585 points, or 1.3%, while the Nasdaq added 2%. Some fear a decline in the world-leading ...

President Trump will soon appoint a new BLS chief after firing Erika McEntarfer, raising concerns over politicizing economic ...

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 ...