Most economists say that the Bureau of Labor Statistics is a nonpolitical agency staffed by people obsessed with getting the ...

After weak employment data, President Trump criticized the BLS and fired its commissioner, claiming job numbers were rigged.

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

President Donald Trump has a pattern of dismissing or altering data that reflects poorly on him. During his first term, he ...

The BLS surveys both households and businesses for its monthly jobs report. After releasing an initial report, it's common for the agency to issue revisions to the prior monthly figures, as more ...

Trump fired the previous head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics after he was unhappy with a weaker-than-expected July jobs ...

The U.S. created 253,000 new jobs in April and wages rose sharply, indicating there's still lot of demand for labor even as the economy slows.