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

President Trump said Sunday he plans to name a new Federal Reserve Governor and Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner this ...

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 ...

Top economic advisers pushed back against criticism that Trump's action could undermine confidence in official U.S. economic data.

"He needs someone to blame," Trump ally turned critic Chris Christie said after the president fired Bureau of Labor ...

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) called President Donald Trump a "petulant child" after he fired Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) administrator Erika McEntarfer over a poor jobs report.

The California Democrat’s comments come two days after Trump fired BLS Commissioner Erika McEntarfer over the agency’s new employment numbers showing only 73,000 jobs being added in July and revealing ...

Kevin Hassett said the president wants his own people at the agency to provide “more transparent and reliable” jobs data.

National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett criticized the accuracy of recent job numbers and called for a review of the ...

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 ...

After administration officials spent the morning on the Sunday talk show circuit defending President Trump's firing of the Labor Department's statistics chief, Trump took to his social media account ...

Rep. Erin Houchin accused the official in charge of the nation's jobs data of being part of the "deep state" after some unfavorable employment numbers were reported.