Economists and Wall Street investors have long considered the job figures reliable, with share prices and bond yields often ...

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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 ...

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

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 ...

White House officials began the week scrambling to find a replacement after Trump fired Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner Erika McEntarfer on Friday.

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, ...

The recent firing of the commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) has one analyst worried that President Donald ...

The BLS plays a crucial role in shaping public and market sentiment ... Schumer , “What does a bad leader do when they get ...

Kevin Hassett said the president wants his own people at the agency to provide “more transparent and reliable” jobs data.