You’ve probably heard the urban legend about the 19th-century naturalist who spent his life traveling the world collecting ...

The monthly jobs report is already closely-watched on Wall Street and in Washington but has taken on a new importance after U ...

President Trump fired the commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, claiming that last week’s jobs report “was rigged” ...

Economists say the rise in unemployment among Black Americans could be a troubling sign for the economy at large.

Trump has a go-to playbook if the numbers reveal uncomfortable realities, and that’s to discredit or conceal the figures and ...

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TEMPE, Ariz. — August 1, 2025 — Economic activity in the manufacturing sector contracted in July for the fifth consecutive month, following a two-month expansion preceded by 26 straight months of ...

A prominent Indiana economist is strongly criticizing President Trump's decision to dismiss the head of the Bureau of Labor ...

JP Morgan and other banks hit back against Trump's sacking of the Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner last week.

The President has previously fueled speculation that he would violate the Constitution and run for a third term.

While the downward revision of May and June payroll growth by 258,000 marked the largest two-month downward revision to the jobs numbers since 1968, revisions themselves are not uncommon. Revisions ...