The number of Americans filing for jobless benefits rose modestly last week, a sign that employers still retaining workers ...

President Donald Trump unexpectedly summoned reporters to the Oval Office on Thursday to present them with charts that he ...

The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits ticked up to the highest level in a month last week ...

The July 2025 unemployment report sparked controversy after President Trump fired BLS Commissioner Erika McEntarfer, accusing her of “rigging” data. Beyond the political tantrum, the report revealed ...

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How exactly does the BLS assemble the critical jobs report? And what is the commissioner’s role? Here’s what we know.

A much smaller group of a dozen or fewer people then prepare the employment report. They lock the numbers into the BLS system and on the Wednesday before the report is published, the commissioner is ...