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How and why the Bureau of Labor Statistics revises U.S. job numbers

The federal Bureau of Labor Statistics regularly publishes a suite of reports and datasets that businesses, journalists, ...

The Bureau of Labor Statistics Is Not the Problem

Losing highly reliable, accurate and transparent data on the health of the world’s largest economy would be perilous.

Reed demands probe into Trump’s firing of official overseeing jobs data after dismal employment report

PROVIDENCE — US Senator Jack Reed is calling for a special investigation into President Trump’s abrupt firing of the commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics following a weaker-than-expected ...

Fact Check: Former Labor Statistics Commisioner McEntarfer Was NOT 'Arrested By U.S. Navy JAG On Treason Charges'

Was Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner Erika McEntarfer arrested by "U.S. Navy JAG" on "treason charges" related to the ...

Please don’t shoot the labor statistics messenger | EDITORIAL

President Trump’s firing of Bureau of Labor Statistics head is likely to cause lasting damage to U.S. credibility.

Stephen Moore At WH: Biden Administration Overestimated Job Growth Since 2023 By 1.5 Million

President Donald Trump hosted Heritage Foundation economist Stephen Moore to present alternative economic data, after ...

‘1.5M jobs overcounted!’: Trump says Biden’s economy is fake, touts $6,400 income rise

President Trump and economist Stephen Moore claim the Biden administration overcounted 1.5 million jobs, accusing the Bureau ...