The U.S. economy is teetering on the edge of recession, according to Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody's Analytics, who ...

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, US, on Aug. 1, 2025, the day a poor jobs report ...

Although the U.S. saw disappointing results for employment in June, the healthcare sector saw reasonable gains that could potentially point to continued growth. The Bureau of Labor Statistics released ...

The former labor secretary calls Bureau of Labor Statistics “crown jewel” of government efforts to explain the economy.

In the 21st century, U.S. economic data has become embedded in the life of the nation. It determines increases in Social Security benefits for retirees, influences the purchases of auto and home ...

President Donald Trump is back to Washington, where he says he's expecting this week to hire a new commissioner for the Bureau of Labor Statistics.Steve Witkoff, the president's special envoy, is ...

The jobs report revisions that prompted Trump to fire the BLS commissioner were historically large. Here's why (Hint: it wasn't rigged data).

Firing Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner Erika McEntarfer will taint any future jobs numbers coming from the agency, ...

Yesterday, the president of the United States appeared without explanation on the roof of the White House, walked aimlessly ...

Canning the labor chief will make jobs statistics less trustworthy, but authoritarians thrive in a world of blurred fact and ...