As recently as last Thursday, Unhedged argued that “Rate cuts would be a bad decision right now,” and we have long supported ...

President Donald Trump claimed without evidence that the massive revisions to the latest jobs report constituted a “scam.” Yet revisions by the BLS were neither historic nor evidence of corruption.

The president fired the Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner on Friday after poor job numbers. A Federal Reserve governor ...

Few expect a repeat of that nearly bear market reckoning. Still, August has a dubious track record for lackluster returns, ...

Experts say this success is notable amid declining union membership in the U.S. and GOP-led efforts over the years to curb ...

When authoritarianism encroaches, apologists often present a strongman’s power grabs as rational — even imperative for the ...

Rather like roulette, the payrolls number is more or less random, but within a reasonably well-defined range. The economics ...

"He needs someone to blame," Trump ally turned critic Chris Christie said after the president fired Bureau of Labor ...

Kevin Hassett, the director of the White House National Economic Council, was also out Sunday hammering home the message that ...

On Sunday, William Beach, who preceded McEntarfer as BLS commissioner, told CNN's "State of the Union" that her firing was "groundless," and that there was "no way" for her to rig the numbers, since ...

Will Saletan exposes Donald Trump’s authoritarian tactics after Trump fires the commissioner of the Bureau of Labor ...

Top economic advisers pushed back against criticism that Trump's action could undermine confidence in official U.S. economic data.