Trump already downplaying importance of Friday jobs report: ‘Real numbers will be a year from now’

August economic assessment will be first from Bureau of Labor Statistics since president ousted its commissioner last month after disputing her ‘phony’ numbers ... Read More

What to Look for in Friday’s Jobs Report

Friday’s jobs report will use the same methodology as in the past, a BLS spokeswoman said. The agency gives advance notice of any changes to how it pulls together the jobs figures, she said. Read More

First Jobs Report Since Labor Statistics Chief’s Firing Shows Weak Market, as Trump Pledges ‘Real Numbers’ Still to Come

The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ (BLS) first jobs report since President Donald Trump fired the head of the agency showed the U.S. labor market growing more slowly than economists expected, and ... Read More

New jobs report shows worst August job gains since 2010

Union workers in Rhode Island protest a Trump administration stop-work order at an offshore wind farm under construction in August. Friday's jobs report shows the fewest gains in August since 2010. Read More

Friday's BLS Jobs Report: The Good, The Bad & The Ugly

Friday's August BLS report showed only 22,000 jobs created, far below expectations. This added to the picture of a clearly deteriorating jobs picture in the US. Read the full analysis here. Read More

A Bad Jobs Report

Employers added 22,000 new jobs in August. For those paying attention, this is substantially below what had been forecast. The jobs report was released early Friday morning, and it indicated a rising ... Read More

Trump’s attempts to undermine faith in the jobs data hit a wall Friday. Here’s how the report really works

President Donald Trump and his administration spent the last month portraying recently dreadful jobs data as a “scam” and an organized vendetta against his presidency. That effort hit a brick wall ... Read More

Just 22,000 Jobs in August, the First Report Since Trump Fired BLS Chief

The first jobs report since President Donald Trump fired Erika McEntarfer as the commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics showed numbers continuing to slow. Just 22,000 jobs were added by ... Read More

Unemployment up as employers added just 22,000 jobs last month

The unemployment rate ticked up to 4.3% last month, worse than expected and the highest level since 2021. President Trump, who fired the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics after a disappointing ... Read More