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Trump nominates conservative economist to head agency that compiles jobs, inflation data
President Donald Trump has nominated E.J. Antoni, chief economist at the conservative Heritage Foundation, to head the agency ...
Massive revisions shook the jobs report. Tuesday’s inflation data could get cloudy, too
The next batch of inflation data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics was already shaping up to be a high-profile affair due ...
Richmond Fed's Barkin: Consumers will be key to coming inflation, jobs results
By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Aggressive shopping by consumers may mute the impact of tariffs on inflation but ...
Trump picks E.J. Antoni as new Bureau of Labor Statistics head after firing old commissioner amid weak jobs report
President Trump announced E.J. Antoni as his nominee to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Monday, after he fired the ...
Trump Taps BLS Skeptic To Replace Leader He Fired Over Grim Jobs Report
E.J. Antoni, economist at the Heritage Foundation, has been critical of how the Bureau of Labor Statistics collects data.
Coding students whose jobs were taken by AI forced to find work at Chipotle
The arrival of AI coding assistants such as GitHub Copilot, CodeRabbit and others has accelerated the decline for entry-level ...
Weekly mortgage rates plunge after bad jobs report
Mortgage rates fell to their lowest levels since March because job growth has been surprisingly weak this summer.
How a nonprofit is helping the un- and underemployed fill open manufacturing jobs
The Ohio-based nonprofit Magnet helped 56-year-old Mary Lamar find work after serving a 3.5-year prison sentence.