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Economists and Wall Street investors have long considered the job figures reliable, with share prices and bond yields often reacting sharply when they are released.
Big question marks still loom for the Fed, and while the jobs report last Friday was weak, the unemployment rate remains low.
Economists say the rise in unemployment among Black Americans could be a troubling sign for the economy at large.
To build trust in government data, President Donald Trump should not fire the Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner. He ...
The statistical agency's problems predate Trump, but experts say it can't be easily fixed without more resources ...
Hours after the Bureau of Labor Statistics released employment data showing slow job growth for July and prior months, ...
Friday's unexpectedly weak jobs report signals that some sectors are cutting back on hiring amid economic uncertainty.
The weakness in job growth points to an economy that may be slowing even more than some of the traditional metrics are showing.
President Donald Trump claimed without evidence that the massive revisions to the latest jobs report constituted a “scam.” ...
U.S. employers added just 73,000 jobs in July and the May and June numbers were revised sharply lower, boosting the chances ...