The Department of Labor’s internal watchdog is launching a review of the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ (BLS) approach to collecting and reporting economic data. Laura Nicolosi, assistant inspector general for audit in the Labor Department’s Office of Inspector General, said in a September 10 letter to acting BLS commissioner William Wiatrowski that the watchdog will…
When President Trump last month fired the head of the federal bureau that produces the government’s monthly jobs report after the numbers pointed to a slump in U.S. hiring, he drew rebukes from critics who accused him of politicizing a technical — and nonpartisan — data collection process. On Friday, the Labor Department is set…
The Consumer Price Index in July rose 2.7% on an annual basis, slightly cooler than economists had forecast. By the numbers The CPI was expected to rise 2.8% last month, according to economists polled by financial data firm FactSet. On a month-over-month basis, the CPI rose 0.2%, in line with economists’ forecasts. The CPI, a…
White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett speaks with reporters in the driveway outside the West Wing of the White House in Washington, DC, U.S., March 19, 2025. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett on Sunday defended President Donald Trump’s sudden decision to fire the Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner, without citing…
Legislative Hall, the Delaware State Capitol, in Dover, Delaware Aimintang | Istock | Getty Images State and local government job growth powered the U.S. labor market’s expansion in June. Government jobs saw the largest month-over-month sector growth at 73,000, according to data from the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics released Thursday. That means government jobs…
