Oct 03 Without a new jobs report, U.S. 'flying blind' on hiring in an uncertain economy By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press The first Friday morning of the month typically brings a quiet hush around 8:30 a.m. eastern as everyone awaits the Labor Department's crucial monthly jobs report. Not this month, though. Continue reading
Oct 02 Vital economic data, including Friday's jobs report, cut off in government shutdown By Christopher Rugaber, Paul Wiseman, Associated Press The government shutdown that began Wednesday will deprive policymakers and investors of economic data vital to their decision-making at a time of unusual uncertainty about the direction of the U.S. economy. Continue reading
Sep 05 Watch 9:36 Chicago Fed president unpacks weak jobs report and what it says about the economy By Amna Nawaz, Karina Cuevas The labor market appears to have stalled this summer, according to the significantly weaker than expected jobs report. Employers added just 22,000 new jobs in August and revisions show the economy lost 13,000 jobs in June, the first net loss… Continue watching
Sep 05 U.S. hiring stalls with just 22,000 jobs added in August By Paul Wiseman, Associated Press The unemployment rate ticked up to 4.3%, also worse than expected and the highest level since 2021. Continue reading
Sep 04 Wall Street inches higher before the bell ahead of critical jobs data release this week By Associated Press Futures for the S&P 500 and Nasdaq each rose 0.2% before the opening bell Thursday, while futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average were unchanged. Continue reading
Aug 26 WATCH: Trump celebrates private business job creation while touting federal job cuts By Associated Press President Donald Trump bragged that he had laid off 84,000 federal workers. Continue reading
Aug 12 WATCH: Asked if Trump administration will continue to release jobs report, Leavitt says 'I believe that is the plan' By Associated Press White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Tuesday that the government will continue to issue the monthly jobs report, which includes the nation’s unemployment rate, despite comments by an administration’s nominee that suggested suspending it. Continue reading
Aug 12 Why economists are criticizing Trump's nominee to oversee data on jobs and inflation By Christopher Rugaber, Josh Boak, Associated Press President Donald Trump has selected E.J. Antoni, chief economist at the conservative Heritage Foundation, to be the next commissioner at the Labor Department's Bureau of Labor Statistics. Antoni's nomination was quickly met with a cascade of criticism from other economists. Continue reading
Aug 02 WATCH: 'I think their numbers were wrong,' Trump says after firing BLS head over jobs report By Associated Press President Donald Trump says he "did the right thing" by having his team remove the head of the agency that produces the monthly jobs figures, after a weak report showed hiring slowed and was much weaker in April and May… Continue reading
Aug 01 Trump fires Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner after dismal employment report By Christopher S. Rugaber, Associated Press President Donald Trump on Friday removed the head of the agency that produces the monthly jobs figures after a report showed hiring slowed in July and was much weaker in May and June than previously reported. Continue reading