Sophisticated private sources could provide a fuller picture of the state of the economy. But the government is not even ...
Fired by Trump last month, Erika McEntarfer raised the alarm on political meddling in economic data collection.
AI added $160 billion to the US economy, but only $45 billion appears in GDP because of how growth is measured.
Erika McEntarfer, in her first appearance since she was ousted from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, cautioned that “economic data must be free from partisan influence.” ...
The Labor Department’s Office of Inspector General said an investigation of the Bureau of Labor Statistics will focus on ...
In a candid and insightful conversation, Adewole Adebayo, the national leader of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) and its ...
Consumers and policymakers must recognize that the numbers provided by statistical agencies often have significant flaws.
The US economy added just 22,000 jobs in August and the unemployment rate rose to 4.3%, the highest since 2021.
While the numbers themselves may be accurate, the context is usually what prevents you from being misled. When the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released the August Consumer Price Index (CPI) ...
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(Bloomberg) -- Private-sector companies are beefing up their alternatives to US government statistics, seizing a moment of uncertainty around federal data. One platform is providing its data free to ...
The United States lost 12,000 manufacturing jobs for the month, continuing a downward trend since its most recent peak in ...