Economists said ousting the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics could undermine confidence in government economic data.

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Without evidence, Trump called the data "rigged" and implied that BLS Commissioner Erika McEntarfer manipulated the numbers ...

While tariffs, high interest rates, stubborn inflation and federal government cuts have yet to sink the labor market into ...

The U.S. government has lost 84,000 jobs since January as the Trump administration aggressively reduces the work force.

Sharp revisions of government data show the U.S. created just 33,000 jobs total in May and June, while July’s number came in ...

Pressure from the administration led the Smithsonian to take down an exhibit featuring information about Trump’s two ...

Donald Trump is going to cook the books. Prepare to question all official economic data from this administration.

President Trump’s economic pitch took a serious hit Friday after the latest federal jobs report revealed stunning weakness in the labor market. He responded by firing the commissioner of the ...

President Donald Trump has fired Dr. Erika McEntarfer, the commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, whom he accused of manipulating the monthly jobs reports for “political purposes.” ...

A Thursday report revealed that United States-based employers have cut more jobs so far this year than in all of 2024.

President Trump said he ordered his administration to fire Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner Erika McEntarfer after the July jobs report.