Let’s not pretend that President Trump fired the Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner on Friday because of supposed ...

What happens next can only go wrong for him and the U.S. Here’s what experts and critics are arguing in the aftermath.

The BLS produces data relied on by businesses and policymakers, including the Fed.

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

Trump has falsely alleged that former BLS commissioner “faked” employment numbers before the 2024 election in order to better Kamala Harris’s chances of winning.

"I was just informed that our Country's 'Jobs Numbers' are being produced by a Biden Appointee, Dr. Erika McEntarfer, the ...

President Trump’s decision to fire the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics forced his allies into the awkward spot of ...

Trump fires BLS head Erika McEntarfer over "rigged" jobs report, raising concerns about economic data integrity and agency independence.

President Donald Trump plans to fill two important economic vacancies in the next 3-4 days, he said Sunday. The BLS ...

The move has sparked warnings over data reliability in federal economic reporting. The BLS reported a gain of just 73,000 ...

President Donald Trump’s firing Friday of BLS Commissioner Erika McEntarfer — a Biden appointee who’d been confirmed with overwhelming bipartisan support — pierced BLS’s reputation and created ...

To build trust in government data, President Donald Trump should not fire the Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner. He ...