Labor Dept. to delay economic data if government shuts down, putting Friday's jobs report in doubt

The agency's Bureau of Labor Statistics would suspend operations if the U.S. government shuts down this week, potentially ...

Shutdown would prevent key jobs data from being released this week

The Bureau of Labor Statistics would suspend operations entirely, delaying highly-anticipated jobs figures scheduled for ...

Partisan standoff threatens crucial economic data, leaving Fed — and families — in the dark

The Labor Department plans to suspend all Bureau of Labor Statistics operations during a potential government shutdown, ...
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Federal Data Are Disappearing as Statistical Agencies Face Budget Cuts and Political Pressure

Federal statistical agencies face increasingly overt politicization by the Trump Administration on top of chronic ...

Shutdown would halt jobs report, key economic data amid recession fears

The federal government will stop producing key economic data if government funding elapses Wednesday, depriving policymakers and investors of crucial information amid deep concerns about the job ...

Analysis-Wall Street left in the dark on US data if shutdown happens

By Laura Matthews, Lewis Krauskopf and Davide Barbuscia NEW YORK (Reuters) -Wall Street is preparing for disruption to ...

The fired head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics is warning about data manipulation

Fired by Trump last month, Erika McEntarfer raised the alarm on political meddling in economic data collection.

Statistics don't lie—but they can be misleading

When it comes to deciding how significant a statistic is, Université de Montréal education professor Sébastien Béland is ...

Government shutdown would prevent key jobs data from being released

The Bureau of Labor Statistics would suspend operations entirely, delaying highly-anticipated jobs figures scheduled for Friday, a Labor Department plan says.