The number of Americans filing for jobless benefits fell modestly last week, remaining in the historically low range since the U.S. economy emerged from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Trump has repeatedly lambasted Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell (who’s a banker, not an economist) for refusing to cut ...

The Federal Reserve is poised to lower interest rates in September. But signs of stickier inflation could limit how much ...

“Core” producer prices, which exclude volatile food and energy costs, also rose 0.9% from last month — the highest jump since March of 2022. Year-to-year, core prices increased 3.7% after coming in at ...

Political pressure on government statisticians and private forecasters risks sending markets down a rabbit-hole, which could ...

Political pressure on government statisticians and private forecasters risks sending markets down a rabbit-hole, which could ...

Senior White House officials say there’s no plan to suspend the crucial monthly jobs report, shooting down an idea espoused ...

Trump has selected E.J. Antoni, chief economist at the conservative Heritage Foundation, to be the next commissioner at the ...

The monthly jobs report is under a microscope as Trump’s nominee to take over the Bureau of Labor Statistics has debated ...

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent defended releasing monthly jobs reports amid accuracy concerns, emphasizing the need for ...

Trump's job creation is so bad that he wants the BLS to issue a jobs report quarterly instead of monthly, as if that's gonna help.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt was pressed on Tuesday after President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics suggested the agency suspend its monthly jobs report.