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Political bias vs. Trump? Here’s how the U.S. jobs report is really put together.

How exactly does the BLS assemble the critical jobs report? And what is the commissioner’s role? Here’s what we know.

The jobs report is a big deal. Trump’s response is an even bigger one.

The numbers showed that the US economy added a modest 73,000 jobs in July, several thousand under what economists had ...

Ballmer’s USAFacts warns against politicizing data after Trump fires BLS chief over jobs report

Undermining trust in official statistics threatens the integrity of the data that millions of Americans — from business leaders to everyday voters — depend on to understand our economy,” the ...

5 things to know about the jobs report controversy that has economists defending government data

Response rates to government surveys have plummeted since COVID, but experts say that doesn't mean the numbers are wrong ...

Trump doubles down on his decision to fire BLS chief after disappointing jobs report

Co-host Joe Kernen tried to convince Trump that firing Dr. Erika McEntarfer after a disappointing jobs report could ...

Did DOGE contribute to the BLS jobs report that Trump hated? Economist Mark Zandi thinks so

Elon Musk’s DOGE may have completed much of its work in the federal bureaucracy, but the trickle-down effect from Musk’s ...

RECESSION: The 'warning sign' in the US Jobs report that enraged Donald Trump

Revised employment figures from the BLS revealed a significant slowdown in hiring, prompting concerns about the US economy's ...

BLS' role goes far beyond jobs

The Bureau of Labor Statistics also produces the Consumer Price Index, used to calculated everything from 401(k) contribution ...