Statistics shows data is often grouped on a bell curve distribution, but a business study reveals that extreme outliers can skew research – with big implications.

Shock is reverberating around the US economics and statistical community after Donald Trump on Friday summarily fired the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Erika McEntarfer.

The household study, known as the "current population survey," reaches about 60,000 households, according to the BLS website.

After the opening bell this morning, we’ll take a look at Factory Orders for the month of June. These are expected to shift ...

(Reuters) -Oilfield services firm Baker Hughes said on Tuesday it would buy Chart Industries in a $13.6 billion all-cash deal ...

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Friday's job report showed significant revisions to previous month's payroll additions and could be a game changer for how ...

The Cabinet Office has launched a recruitment process to appoint the next chair of the UK Statistics Authority. The chair ...

A top economist is warning that the U.S. is on the "precipice of a recession" with consumer spending "flatlining" following ...

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported earlier on Friday that the US had added 73,000 jobs in July, far lower than expected.

President Trump fires head of BLS, calls jobs report “rigged” as markets slide and new tariffs threaten higher prices on ...