Bacon spoke to CNN Monday night. He said it was a mistake to fire the director before getting the facts first. Bacon called ...

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

CONGRESSIONAL RECESS: Members of Congress have headed home for their summer recess. Several lawmakers are holding town halls ...

Two victims of Jeffrey Epstein, the late convicted sex offender, ripped the federal government for appearing to be more ...

President Trump will soon appoint a new BLS chief after firing Erika McEntarfer, raising concerns over politicizing economic ...

President Donald Trump was fuming about the July jobs report signaling a significant slowdown in the economy when he recalled one of his simmering resentments: the statistician overseeing the ...

President Trump told reporters Sunday he plans to announce a new commissioner for the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in the next three or four days after he fired the previous BLS leader in the wake ...

President Donald Trump thrust the nation's system for economic data collection into the spotlight in recent days after he ...

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

Economists say firing a top official for revisions to a jobs report sends a bad message and could destroy trust in data ...

Friday's unexpectedly weak jobs report signals that some sectors are cutting back on hiring amid economic uncertainty.