Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has reignited concerns about political interference in future jobs data after saying the independence of statistical agencies was “nonsense” and the main focus should ...

The Rupert Murdoch-owned newspaper urges the president's pick to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics to "take off his MAGA hat." ...

The president is eliminating top government statisticians and data collection efforts he doesn’t like, raising alarms about ...

Donald Trump fired the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics because he didn't like the numbers announced in her monthly ...

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent defended releasing monthly jobs reports amid accuracy concerns, emphasizing the need for ...

The BLS has failed to modernize, and its methods are deficient. The jobs number and its revisions do not meet accepted ...

Political interference in economic data threatens the business foundation that companies depend on for planning, forecasting, ...

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 ...

E.J. Antoni, the conservative economist President Donald Trump named Monday as his pick to lead the nonpartisan Bureau of ...

The construction industry is at a crossroads. While demand for housing and infrastructure remains high, rising interest rates, labor shortages, and economic uncertainty are slowing that momentum. Amid ...

Most of us just accept that government economic data is the best possible estimate of the economy. That could change, and ...