The Jobs Report

The jobs reports that the Bureau of Labor Statistics releases every month are an exception. They can be exasperating! Last ...
Morningstar

The U.S. jobs report has never been so under the gun. Here's why fixing it won't be easy.

The pandemic worsened some problems and created new ones. Low budgets and staff shortages haven't helped. President Donald Trump fired the chief of the Bureau of Labor Statistics after claiming the ...
NPR

Better late than never: The delayed September jobs report will be out next week

The Labor Department says it will release a key report on the September job market next Thursday, almost seven weeks behind schedule. The jobs report is one of many closely-watched economic indicators ...
CNBC

Payrolls rose by 64,000 in November after falling by 105,000 in October, delayed jobs numbers show

Nonfarm payrolls growth totaled a seasonally adjusted 64,000 for the month, better than the Dow Jones estimate of 45,000 and up from a sharp decline of 105,000 in October. The unemployment rate rose ...
NPR

Shutdown has already delayed the jobs report. More critical reports could be held up

For economists who follow the job market, the first Friday of the month is usually like Christmas morning. That's when the Labor Department ordinarily delivers its closely-watched report on jobs and ...
Time

What to Know About the Jobs Report That Led Trump to Fire the Labor Statistics Chief Amid Trade War Fallout

President Donald Trump directed his Administration on Friday to fire the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, after the agency released a report that showed that the U.S. added fewer jobs in July ...