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Donald Trump’s choice to run the Bureau of Labor Statistics doesn’t have to manipulate any numbers to undermine the ...
The Federal Reserve is poised to lower interest rates in September. But signs of stickier inflation could limit how much ...
The number of Americans filing for jobless benefits fell modestly last week, remaining in the historically low range since the U.S. economy emerged from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Political pressure on government statisticians and private forecasters risks sending markets down a rabbit-hole, which could ...
Political pressure on government statisticians and private forecasters risks sending markets down a rabbit-hole, which could ...
Senior White House officials say there’s no plan to suspend the crucial monthly jobs report, shooting down an idea espoused ...
Trump has selected E.J. Antoni, chief economist at the conservative Heritage Foundation, to be the next commissioner at the ...
The BLS has failed to modernize, and its methods are deficient. The jobs number and its revisions do not meet accepted ...
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent defended releasing monthly jobs reports amid accuracy concerns, emphasizing the need for ...
Trump's job creation is so bad that he wants the BLS to issue a jobs report quarterly instead of monthly, as if that's gonna help.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt was pressed on Tuesday after President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics suggested the agency suspend its monthly jobs report.
Bureau of Labor Statistics staff won’t sit by quietly if the new chief tries to manipulate data Trump’s pick to take over at ...