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

The U.S. labor market added 911,000 fewer jobs than earlier reported, BLS says

The downward revision from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows the job market was slowing in 2024 and early 2025. Read More

Major jobs revision today could show the labor market is weaker than previously thought

Economists expect the Bureau of Labor Statistics to revise its jobs data downward for the year ended in March 2025. Here's why. Read More

New data shows the US job market was much weaker than thought in 2024, and this year as well

The U.S. job market was much weaker in 2024 and early this year than originally reported, adding to concerns about the health of the U.S. economy. Read More

US job growth through March revised lower by 911K

The Bureau of Labor Statistics' preliminary benchmark revision showed the U.S. economy added 911,000 fewer jobs than previously reported from April 2024 to March 2025. Read More

Labor Department report shows slowdown in U.S. jobs as unemployment ticks up

The Labor Department said Friday that U.S. employers added just 22,000 jobs last month, while the unemployment rate ticked up to 4.3%. Read More

The U.S. jobs report has never been so under the gun. Here’s why fixing it won’t be easy.

When the U.S. employment report came out a day before the July Fourth holiday, it showed a 73,000 spike in government jobs in June. The surprise gain accounted for half of all the 147,000 new jobs ... Read More