BLS defends housing calculations in November inflation report

The agency argued that it had no better way to handle a challenging patchwork of missing data caused by the recent government ...

Already shaky job market weakened in October and November, according to delayed federal data

Already shaky job market weakened in October and November, according to delayed federal data The United States shed 105,000 ...
The Fence Post

BLS releases CPI with recent food data

The Bureau of Labor Statistics on Thursday released the latest Consumer Price Index, but it did not include recent data on food due to the government shutdown.  BLS said the CPI overall rose 2.7% ...
REBusinessOnline

BLS: U.S. Economy Adds 64,000 Jobs in November but Loses 105,000 in October

The U.S. economy has added 64,000 non-farm payroll jobs in November and lost 105,000 jobs in October, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The BLS included the October figures into ...
American Enterprise Institute

Revise the Messenger

The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported out the latest employment numbers on Friday, August 1, finding that nonfarm establishments added just 73,000 jobs in July compared with June. That was a ...