President Donald Trump fired the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Erika McEntarfer, after the agency’s latest jobs ...

The U.S. economy had generally been considered in good shape. By Friday afternoon, some experts were predicting a recession.

President Trump on Friday directed his team to fire the commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics following a dismal ...

Donald Trump's reckless manhandling of the levers of the U.S. economy, from tariff chaos to cruel anti-immigrant policy is ...

More last-minute modifications to tariff rates and a disappointing July jobs report weighed heavily on investors on Friday.

It’s possible that the disappointing numbers are growing pains, or they may be a preview of more disruption to come.

He fired the woman after the July jobs report showed a sharp slowdown in hiring and a steep downward revision to May and June ...

Without evidence, Trump called the data "rigged" and implied that BLS Commissioner Erika McEntarfer manipulated the numbers ...

President Trump said he ordered his administration to fire Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner Erika McEntarfer after the ...

— Net hiring has plummeted over the past three months with job gains of just 73,000 in July, 14,000 in June and 19,000 in May ...

The firing comes after a report showed hiring slowed in July and was much weaker in May and June than previously reported.

Without evidence, the president accused Erika McEntarfer, appointed by former president Joe Biden, of faking the employment ...