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 ...

Here's a letter from a weary Moneyist reader in the aftermath of the latest inflation data: "I'm confused! Inflation numbers are up and the stock market is also up, supposedly because Wall Street ...

Fewer than half of the businesses asked to participate in jobs surveys actually answer. That can lead to biased data.

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 ...

Donald Trump got some positive economic data — even if dissing the July jobs report and firing the BLS head may have cost him ...

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 ...