The Latest Breaking News from BLS

President Donald Trump on Friday ordered the firing of Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner Erika McEntarfer just hours after a disappointing jobs report, accusing her—without evidence—of manipulating employment data for political purposes.

July’s employment report showed that only 73,000 nonfarm payroll jobs were added to the U.S. economy, while revising the last two months down by 258,000 jobs.

The BLS has changed how it measures the inflationary data that determines whether Social Security benefits will get a Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA). Will it hurt your benefits?

Bulls were on parade last week, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average leading the rally higher. It finished up 2.30% on the week, but fell just short of a new all-time high. The SP 500 and Nasdaq hit new all-time highs, and finished up 1.72% and 1.62%, respectively. We're starting…

Economists anticipated drop, but 8,000 new positions were added in June compared with May, with unemployment rate down to 4.1%

More squishy data could lead to errors for businesses, investors, and even the Federal Reserve.

People who worked in community and social services had the highest depression rates

Powell remains 'unbelievable.'

Shocking revelations about flawed US inflation data spark alarm. With tariffs looming and prices rising, can we trust the numbers guiding the economy?