Browsing: Bureau of Labor Statistics
The Gen Z hiring nightmare is real, but AI is a ‘lightning strike’ not a ‘house fire,’ Yale economist says
Especially alarming to many has been AI’s effect on entry-level jobs. A blockbuster Stanford study in August was especially rattling,…
Jamie Dimon isn’t convinced by the market’s theory that huge job revisions aren’t a recession indicator
Despite a downward revision to U.S. labor data of nearly a million jobs over the past year, markets aren’t panicking…
Inflation is staying level—for now—but the next wave of tariff-driven price increases is already in motion: ‘They are going up, we’ve seen that’
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. inflation was unchanged last month while a measure of underlying inflation rose to its highest level…
The ancient Greek play “Antigone” by Sophocles warns that “no one loves the messenger who brings bad news” and “no…
President Donald Trump’s firing of the chief labor statistician was criticized by her predecessor, who called it an unfounded move…
Erika McEntarfer, the BLS head fired by Trump, got bipartisan support in her 2024 confirmation with votes from JD Vance and Marco Rubio
The head of the agency that compiles the closely watched monthly jobs report usually toils in obscurity, but on Friday,…
Trump orders firing of government labor data chief after jobs report stuns market with massive revisions to previous reports
President Donald Trump on Friday ordered the firing of Dr. Erika McEntarfer, the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics…
How Americans spend their time: From hours spent on work and sleep to chores and hobbies
The 2024 American Time Use Survey (ATUS) from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reveals how Americans spent their time…
U.S. data quality has been declining for years. Now Trump’s cutbacks are leading economists to question its figures
A key federal agency is increasingly publishing less accurate inflation data thanks in part to a hiring freeze issued by…
Businesses across the United States have for months warned that they would raise prices on their customers in response to…











