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 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.

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

Investors have long parsed economic reports on the labor market or inflation to help determine prices for stocks and bonds.

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

President Trump on Monday continued to slam Erika McEntarfer, the former head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics who he fired, ...

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

Republicans are even calling out Trump over the firing of the BLS chief, and most of them who have a basic grasp on reality ...

The recent firing of the commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) has one analyst worried that President Donald ...

Fox News senior White House correspondent Peter Doocy reports on President Donald Trump defending his decision to fire the ...