The monthly jobs report is already closely-watched on Wall Street and in Washington but has taken on a new importance after President Donald Trump on Friday fired the official who oversees it ...

In firing the head of the agency that produces monthly jobs figures, President Donald Trump alleged that the recent weaker-than-expected numbers were phony and that positive numbers reported before ...

Hours after the Bureau of Labor Statistics released employment data showing slow job growth for July and prior months, ...

Friday's unexpectedly weak jobs report signals that some sectors are cutting back on hiring amid economic uncertainty.

CONGRESSIONAL RECESS: Members of Congress have headed home for their summer recess. Several lawmakers are holding town halls ...

A host of policymakers, businesses and consumers rely on BLS data. The monthly inflation report is crucial to the Federal ...

Until Friday, McEntarfer was the country’s commissioner of labor statistics, a vital, though largely behind-the-scenes, role ...

Trump fired the previous head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics after he was unhappy with a weaker-than-expected July jobs ...

Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter and Jasmine Wright of NOTUS join Geoff Bennett to discuss the latest ...

Nursing and residential care facilities saw an increase of 3,435 jobs in July, a slow increase compared to 3,429 added jobs in June and 3,417 jobs in ...

The BLS is tasked with collecting and analyzing labor and economic data independently, without direct control from the Labor ...

The BLS surveys both households and businesses for its monthly jobs report. After releasing an initial report, it's common for the agency to issue revisions to the prior monthly figures, as more ...