President Trump told reporters Sunday he plans to announce a new commissioner for the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in the next three or four days after he fired the previous BLS leader in the wake ...

The US president will make two personnel decisions that will have an outsized influence on the American economy and the ...

President Donald Trump thrust the nation's system for economic data collection into the spotlight in recent days after he ...

President Donald Trump fired Erika McEntarfer, the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), citing her mishandling of the nation's jobs data.

Economists and Wall Street investors have long considered the job figures reliable, with share prices and bond yields often ...

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ABC News host George Stephanopoulos isn't afraid to hit back at President Donald Trump, even of he receives backlash from the ...

Investors have long parsed economic reports on the labor market or inflation to help determine prices for stocks and bonds.

Looking ahead, traders will keep an eye on the US ISM Services PMI later on Tuesday. The ISM Services PMI is expected to improve to 51.5 in July from 50.8 in the previous reading. If the report shows ...

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) on Monday directed the arrests of state House Democrats who fled the Lone Star State for blue states in an effort to stop the GOP’s redistricting legislation.

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