President Donald Trump fired the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics after a report showed weak job growth and a small increase in the unemployment rate. "I have directed my Team to fire this Biden ...

President Donald Trump defended some of his more controversial recent decisions, such as firing the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, while distancing himself from past choices he’s grown ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. US President Donald Trump speaks to journalists. - Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images President Donald Trump claimed without ...

Many government agencies are little known to most Americans, and the Bureau of Labor Statistics has been one of them until recently. That all changed when President Trump fired the director for ...

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When President Trump last month fired the head of the federal bureau that produces the government's monthly jobs report after the numbers pointed to a slump in U.S. hiring, he drew rebukes from ...

Opinion articles provide independent perspectives on key community issues, separate from our newsroom reporting. With government jobs down 100K, the Trump administration should be thanking the labor ...

This transcript was prepared by a transcription service. This version may not be in its final form and may be updated. Jessica Mendoza: On Friday, the Bureau of Labor Statistics released its monthly ...