Ben Casselman

A report was delayed on the Bureau of Labor Statistics website, but some investors got it in the meantime, raising new questions about agency practices.

The Democratic nominee says she wants to make raising a family more affordable. But she has provided few details on her proposals.

The U.S. economy has added roughly 19 million jobs in four years. But as of the end of 2023, 43 percent of counties still hadn’t regained all the jobs they lost in the early months of the pandemic.

The Labor Department provided insight into a recent lapse in which revised payroll data was given out à la carte before it went online.

Both major presidential candidates propose exempting tips from taxes. That could encourage more reliance on tipping, and leave workers vulnerable.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics, which tracks prices and employment, faces scrutiny after several missteps. Some questions have gone unanswered.

Ahead of a key Federal Reserve meeting to set interest rates, employers added 142,000 jobs in August, fewer than economists had expected, and previous months were revised downward.

Past economic cycles show that unemployment starts to tick up ahead of a recession, with wide-scale layoffs coming only later.

Updated figures show that gross domestic product, adjusted for inflation, grew faster in 2021, 2022 and early 2023 than previously reported.

A record surge in new businesses has helped drive job growth, and could have longer-term benefits.