Thousands of invisible, far-reaching decisions flow from the stream of reports the BLS compiles. When faith in the government product is shaken, things go off-the-rails in short order; just look at ...

The president got into a spirited debate with “Squawk Box” host Joe Kernen about the 2020 election and his firing of the commissioner of Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The monthly jobs report is already closely-watched on Wall Street and in Washington but has taken on a new importance after ...