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

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

The first jobs report since Donald Trump fired Erika McEntarfer as the commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics showed numbers continuing to slow. The post Just 22,000 Jobs in August, the First ... Read More

The U.S. Added Nearly a Million Fewer Jobs in the Past Year Than Previously Thought, Updated Data Shows

The Bureau of Labor and Statistics reports that the U.S. added nearly a million fewer jobs than previously thought. Read More

Hiring slowdown continues in 1st jobs report since Trump fired commissioner

Fresh jobs data on Friday showed a continued hiring slowdown in the first such release since a dismal jobs report last month prompted President Donald Trump to fire the top official tasked with ... Read More

Labor Department to deliver first jobs report since Trump’s BLS firing

The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) on Friday will deliver its first jobs report since President Trump fired its leader in response to disappointing employment data for July. Economists are ... Read More

First Jobs Report Since Trump Fired BLS Chief Is Still Total Disaster

No matter how much Donald Trump tries to interfere in the jobs report, the truth is clear: Things are taking a turn for the worse. Read More

The government's next jobs report lands Friday. Here's what to look for.

After President Trump expressed "shock" over the pace of hiring in July, much is riding on the employment data for August. Read More

Trump removes labor statistics head after weak jobs report

President Donald Trump fired the head of the Bureau of Labor and Statistics on Friday. The move came after a weak jobs report for the month of July was released. Trump claimed the figures were ... Read More

Trump defends economy after a weak jobs report

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump unexpectedly summoned reporters to the Oval Office on Thursday to present them with charts that he says show the U.S. economy is solid following a jobs report last ... Read More

Only 22,000 hired last month in U.S. according to new jobs report

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics said employers in the U.S. added 22,000 jobs in August, falling well short of economists' expectations of 80,000. Read More