In a Truth Social post in March, Trump hailed the BLS monthly report showing that manufacturing jobs had increased by 10,000. "Great job, numbers are better than expected. It's already working.

President Donald Trump has fired Dr. Erika McEntarfer, the commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, whom he accused of manipulating the monthly jobs reports for “political purposes.” ...

BLS produces some of the country’s most closely watched economic statistics, such as the monthly jobs and inflation reports, which feature prominently in the Federal Reserve’s assessment of ...

The BLS’ monthly labor report Friday showed that the US economy added only 73,000 jobs in July, far below expectations. It also sharply revised down the employment growth that had been ...

Economic Report Trump sacks BLS chief after poor jobs report, as credibility of U.S. economic data comes under fire President Trump on Friday fired the head of the government agency that produces ...

As the BLS collects more monthly jobs data, revisions are often made to the numbers, however the BLS said July’s revisions were “larger than normal.” The economy added 73,000 jobs in July ...

The monthly jobs report has long been closely guarded within the BLS, with early copies held in safes under lock and key to prevent any leaks or early dissemination.

Job gains in May were revised down to just 19,000 from a previously revised 125,000, and for June they were cut to 14,000 from 147,000. In July, only 73,000 positions were added.