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Trump fires labor statistics boss hours after the release of weak jobs report
Without evidence, Trump called the data "rigged" and implied that BLS Commissioner Erika McEntarfer manipulated the numbers ...
Trump labor secretary touts ‘native-born’ share of job gains
Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer touted that native-born employment increased in the latest dismal jobs report, which ...
Summer labor market is much weaker than previously reported
While tariffs, high interest rates, stubborn inflation and federal government cuts have yet to sink the labor market into turmoil, signs of underlying weakness are growing.
People are leaving the U.S. labor market. What gives?
The U.S. unemployment rate might be deceptively low at 4.2%. Why is that? It's because many people have left the labor force this year. If fewer people are looking for work, the unemployment rate ...
Stock Market News, Aug. 1, 2025: Dow Falls on Tariff Blitz; Trump Orders Firing of Top Labor Official
U.S. added just 73,000 jobs last month, Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday ...