U.S. President Donald Trump accused BLS Commissioner Erika McEntarfer of faking employment data to all-time highs before the ...

Former Trump economic advisor Steve Moore discusses the July jobs report and President Donald Trump’s efforts to make a new ...

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 ...

National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett supports President Trump firing Bureau of Labor Statistics head, citing ...

Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers called President Donald Trump's accusation without providing evidence that the top ...

Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers said President Trump accusing Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner Erika McEntarfer of “faking” the July jobs report for political purposes was “preposterous ...

U.S. employers added just 73,000 jobs last month and Labor Department revisions showed that hiring was much weaker than ...

U.S. employers added just 73,000 jobs in July and the May and June numbers were revised sharply lower, boosting the chances ...

— Net hiring has plummeted over the past three months with job gains of just 73,000 in July, 14,000 in June and 19,000 in May ...

The firing comes after a report showed hiring slowed in July and was much weaker in May and June than previously reported.

Trump called for the firing of the Labor statistics official after data earlier showed employers added just 73,000 jobs in July, while job gains for the previous two months were largely erased.

President Donald Trump is firing the head of the federal agency in charge of tracking hiring data after a weaker-than-expected jobs report on Friday, claiming, without evidence, that new figures were ...