jobs data

Payroll October 3, 2025 

Even without a jobs report because of the shutdown, a number of private-sector indicators out in recent days pointed to sluggish hiring, limited layoffs, modest pay gains and easing demand for workers in September.

Payroll August 20, 2025 

The BLS is responsible for producing the monthly U.S. jobs report, and the firing has renewed public debate over whether labor statistics should be insulated from presidential control.

Isaac M. O'Bannon