The top job at Bureau of Labor Statistics typically goes to an economist experienced in govt or academia. Now it also requires the ability to walk a tightrope ...

President Trump fired the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics last week and described a jobs report that included a big ...

Trump had previously touted the May and June jobs reports as proof he was 'revitalizing the American economy.' The revised data bursts those boasts.

Why do revisions to the jobs report happen? Today on the show, we speak with a former Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics about why revisions occur and how we should interpret the monthly ...

The Trump administration has influenced data used by researchers, economists and scientists — an effort that drew more ...

Trump has falsely alleged that former BLS commissioner "faked" employment numbers before the 2024 election in order to better ...

Joe Kernen confronted Donald Trump, telling him that firing a labor statistics official after an underwhelming jobs report "undermines confidence." ...

Economists say the rise in unemployment among Black Americans could be a troubling sign for the economy at large.

President Donald Trump fired Erika McEntarfer, the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), citing her mishandling of ...

In rejecting the jobs report, President Donald Trump continues to follow his playbook of discrediting unfavorable data and attacking the messenger.

President Donald Trump has claimed, without evidence, that the massive revisions in the latest jobs report constituted a ...

The FBI’s crime statistics show the migrant-fueled crime wave Trump and Vance kept talking about during the campaign was a ...