Bureau of Labor Statistics faces scrutiny over data collection methods following disappointing July jobs report that missed ...

A much smaller group of a dozen or fewer people then prepare the employment report. They lock the numbers into the BLS system and on the Wednesday before the report is published, the commissioner is ...

President Trump on Friday said he planned to fire the commissioner of the BLS, which publishes the monthly jobs report.

While the downward revision of May and June payroll growth by 258,000 marked the largest two-month downward revision to the ...

The Bureau of Labor Statistics uses surveys to collect economic data including employment counts, wages and inflation.

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President Donald Trump continues to claim without evidence that the jobs report was "totally rigged." ...

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USAFacts, the nonpartisan group founded by Steve Ballmer, warns against politicizing government data after Trump fires the ...

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

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