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To build trust in government data, President Donald Trump should not fire the Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner. He ...
Last week’s jobs report may have bolstered the case for a September rate cut by the Federal Reserve, but it may be too soon ...
Big question marks still loom for the Fed, and while the jobs report last Friday was weak, the unemployment rate remains low.
Economists and Wall Street investors have long considered the job figures reliable, with share prices and bond yields often ...
Opinion: The flexibility of the U.S. labor market means that it has shrugged off many waves of technological change.
Black unemployment has climbed to 7.2%, its highest level in nearly five years. If perception is reality, then it's up to us ...
Trump’s knee-jerk response to troublesome data is to deny it. He has eliminated climate change and disease statistics that contradict his views.
The economist defended recent economic data against suggestions it misrepresents economic reality. Large revisions to employment figures are normal during economic turning points ...
Though the unemployment rate for the tech industry was largely unchanged in July, demand is soaring for AI and data-focused ...
Economists say the rise in unemployment among Black Americans could be a troubling sign for the economy at large.
The statistical agency's problems predate Trump, but experts say it can't be easily fixed without more resources ...