The former BLS commissioner warned of political meddling in economic data collection. Erika McEntarfer's ousting followed a jobs report showing 250,000 fewer jobs were added than expected. Economists fear that firing the BLS head harms US economic data ...

The portion of US economic output that goes to workers in the form of wages and salaries plunged to the lowest level on record in the third quarter of last year, data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics show. The measure known as the labor share fell to 53 ...

The Bureau of Labor Statistics usually collects data in real time. So it may not be able to capture October prices or jobs data that was missed during the shutdown. The Bureau of Labor Statistics would be releasing the October consumer price index today ...

Many government agencies are little known to most Americans, and the Bureau of Labor Statistics has been one of them until recently. That all changed when President Trump fired the director for issuing “rigged” statistics and several massive, after-the ...

WASHINGTON — The Bureau of Labor Statistics will release key inflation data later this month, even as the federal government remains shut down. The Consumer Price Index for September is an important measure because it determines next year’s Social ...