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The Latest Breaking News from the Bureau of Labor Statistics

How to measure the economy when the government isn't doing it

Companies and investors are scrambling for alternatives to the data put out by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Axios

The Economy Doesn't Need Federal Jobs Data To Function

There are plenty of private alternatives to the employment report put out by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Reason

US ‘flying blind’ at critical moment for economy, experts warn, with no jobs data amid shutdown

Data was collected for closely-watched jobs report before shutdown, but Trump officials so far defy calls to publish it

The Guardian - US

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How Far a $100K Salary Goes in the Midwest

It's enough to pay the bills in every state in the region.

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How Far a $100K Salary Goes on the East Coast

You can live well in 10 of the 17 states.

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White House Abruptly Pulls Trump's Pick To Lead Bureau Of Labor Statistics

The White House reportedly withdrew conservative economist E.J. Antoni‘s nomination to run the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) on Tuesday.

Benzinga

The blue-collar revolution isn’t just for Gen Z. Six in 10 white-collar professionals say they’d switch for the right trades job

Even Jerome Powell is wondering what happened to college, exactly: “I’m struck by how the U.S. educational attainment kind of plateaued.”

Fortune

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Investors Take Stock of Shutdown Talk: Stock Market Today

Whether we'll have a Jobs Friday this week depends on if we have a government shutdown in Washington.

Kiplinger

Rushing To The Office: As The Labor Market Tightens, Students Are Starting Internships, Career Coaching Much Earlier

It's no secret that the job market has tightened up over the last several months. New data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics found that employers had added 911,000 fewer jobs between March 2024 and March 2025 than originally reported.

Benzinga

Faced With A Stagnant Job Market, These Gen Xers Chose Self-Employment

The job market is tough for employees of all ages and experience levels right now. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the unemployment rate in August was 4.3%, the highest it's been since late 2021.

Benzinga

Bureau of Labor Statistics postpones key data report with no explanation

There is heightened concern about the future of key government statistics, including politicization and accuracy.

Axios

Coffee Drinkers In For A Jolt As Tariff Repercussions Begin To Affect Prices

Your morning cup of joe just got a lot more expensive. Retail coffee prices were up almost 21% in August from the year before, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Benzinga

Trump's Fired BLS Chief Breaks Silence, Warns Of 'Dangerous Step' Of Politicizing Economic Data In First Public Remarks

Erika McEntarfer, the former Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), who President Donald Trump fired in August, made her first public remarks on Tuesday, fiercely defending the integrity of the nation’s economic data and warning of the severe consequences of political interference.

Benzinga

Former Labor Bureau Chief Says 910,000 March Payroll Revision 'Unusually Big,' But Still 'Normal Procedure'

Former Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner Erica Groshen defended the agency's recent payroll revision that shaved 910,000 jobs off its March estimate, describing it as “unusually big” but well within the bounds of standard practices at the bureau.

Benzinga

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September Fed Meeting: Updates and Commentary

The September Fed meeting is a key economic event, with Wall Street keyed into what Fed Chair Powell & Co. will do about interest rates.

The Independent UK

Inflation spiked in August as Trump’s tariffs went into full effect ... and that’s not all the bad news for economy

Increases in the costs of food, shelter and energy caused inflation to spike and increase the likelihood of an interest rate cut

Benzinga

Million Missing Jobs Clearly Shows AI Is 'Automating Away Tech Jobs,' Amid 'Stagflation' Worries, Warn Economists

A preliminary revision from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) has erased 911,000 previously reported U.S. jobs, sending shockwaves through economic circles and cementing expectations for a Federal Reserve interest rate cut next week.

Benzinga

Trump Slams Fed After Historic Jobs Revision—Is It 'Too Late' To Fix It?

The stunning 911,000-job downward revision from the Bureau of Labor Statistics has prompted President Donald Trump to once again slam the Federal Reserve as dangerously behind the curve—questioning whether it's already too late to fix the damage.

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Wall Street Rebounds After Jobs Revision Shock, UnitedHealth Rallies: What's Moving Markets Tuesday?

Investors were initially caught off guard Tuesday by a sweeping revision to U.S. employment data, after the Bureau of Labor Statistics removed 911,000 nonfarm payroll jobs from its count between April 2024 and March 2025, indicating the labor market had been cooling far earlier than many on Wall Street had…

Fortune

Trump's fury at Jerome Powell for being 'too late' to cut rates just got extra juice from another shocking jobs number

The U.S. economy created 911,000 fewer jobs than initially thought from March 2024 to March 2025, the Bureau of Labor Statistics revealed.

Benzinga

Trump's Billionaire Backer Turns Critic — Ken Griffin Warns President's Fed Meddling Won't End Well

GOP Megadonor Ken Griffin, who voted for Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential election, has publicly criticized the "risky game," the president is playing by getting involved with the Federal Reserve.

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‘Turns out firing the ref doesn’t change the score’: Job growth slows to a 16-year low under Donald Trump

More bad news, maybe Trump will fire them too.

The Guardian - US

Revisions and rising unemployment: what to know about the US jobs report

August’s report gave signs of a cooling labor market with negative job numbers for the first time since 2020 – here’s what we learned

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Here’s Mark Cuban’s Top Piece of Advice for Young Professionals

Here is the top piece of advice Cuban gives to young professionals.

The Independent UK

US jobs growth worse than expected in first report since Trump fired agency head, for bad jobs report

The August jobs report is the first since President Donald Trump fired the non-partisan Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner Erika McEntarfer

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