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The Freak-Out Over the Bureau of Labor Statistics The July jobs report landed with a thud—just 73,000 new payrolls, almost all in health care and social assistance. And then came ...

President Trump ordered the dismissal Friday of the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), hours after the economic data collection agency released a report showing unemployment ticked up ...

The Summer Heat (in the Jobs Market) Isn’t a Statistical Illusion The June jobs report came in hot, with payrolls rising by 147,000—easily beating Wall Street’s forecast of less than ...