The Latest Breaking News from BLS

Private agency BLS International has suspended processing Indian visas for Canadian travellers, as per official requirement. A notice on the BLS website said visas have been suspended from 21 September 2023.

Nearly 40 US workers die annually due to environmental heat exposure. Thousands more are injured.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics will kick-off a four-day run of key jobs data releases later today with its closely tracked July Jolts report.

Jobs data will be back in focus Thursday as markets continue to key on the labor market for clues as to the pace of inflation heading into the autumn and the Fed's likely reaction to a wage-fueled spike in consumer price pressures.

The PPI monitors approximately 10,000 monthly product indexes, offering valuable insights into the economic well-being from the seller's standpoint.

As the economy heads into autumn, hiring is starting to cool but wage growth remains firm, further complicating the Federal Reserve's inflation fight.

Once you strip out the growth in government jobs, the private job creation numbers are feeble, and getting more so.

Job gains slowed notably in June, with downward revisions for May and April, suggesting a slower pace of hiring into the summer months.

Anyone following the economic news coming from the Biden administration lately probably feels like Dorothy meeting the Wizard of Oz. Whether it’s data being revised from good to bad, the manipulation of statistics or indefensible exaggerations, the White House’s economic record is less impressive than it first appears. Here are…