Bill Beach said the president's suggestions that the jobs report was rigged betrayed a misunderstanding in how those numbers ...

In an interview with Meet the Press, White House National Economic Adviser Kevin Hassett defends President Trump’s decision ...

White House officials on Sunday defended President Trump’s decision to fire the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) ...

Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) tells Meet the Press “an investigation is certainly in order” after President Trump fired Bureau ...

After firing Bureau of Labour Statistics chief McEntarfer over weak jobs data and criticising Fed chair Powell, Trump signals ...

Erika McEntarfer, commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), who President Trump fired following a dismal jobs report, said it was the “honor of my life” to serve in ...

President Trump’s economic team is now trying to defend his sudden decision to fire the head of the Bureau of Labor ...

US President Donald Trump’s decision to dismiss the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) has sparked widespread ...

Economists are defending Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner Erika McEntarfer, who was fired by President Donald Trump on ...

President Trump on Sunday defended his decision to fire the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) following a weak jobs report, a move that has sparked broad pushback. Trump in a post on ...

At the centre of the controversy is the BLS report issued Friday, which revised previous job growth estimates downward. The report showed that 258,000 fewer jobs were created in May and June than ...

President Donald Trump’s firing of the chief labor statistician was criticized by her predecessor, who called it an unfounded ...