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2026 Social Security COLA Announcement Is Back on Track Despite Government Shutdown

BLS announces that the September CPI, a key inflation measure needed to determine the Social Security COLA, will be released on Sept. 24 despite the ongoing government shutdown.

Kiplinger · Oct 1, 2025

Economists relieved as White House withdraws controversial pick to lead Bureau of Labor Statistics

Donald Trump wanted EJ Antoni to head agency, but critics said he was too partisan and ‘exceedingly unqualified’

The Guardian - US · Oct 1, 2025

The shutdown is cutting off data you paid for

Some government data portals are currently inaccessible and not being updated.

Axios · Oct 1, 2025

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How Many Jobs Will the U.S. Economy Add in September?

Traders on the prediction market platform Kalshi now expect the U.S. economy to add 46,000 nonfarm payrolls in September.

Barchart · Oct 1, 2025

Investors dumped U.S. assets overnight in favor of gold, Bitcoin, and foreign stocks as government shutdown leaves Wall Street ‘flying blind’

The big question moving forward is, how long will the shutdown last?

Fortune · Oct 1, 2025

White House Abruptly Pulls Trump's Pick To Lead Bureau Of Labor Statistics

The White House reportedly withdrew conservative economist E.J. Antoni‘s nomination to run the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) on Tuesday.

Benzinga · Oct 1, 2025

Trump pulls nomination to lead US Bureau of Labor Statistics

E.J. Antoni's nomination, announced in August, was an attempt by Trump to gain greater control over the federal agency responsible for producing key economic data.

Euronews · Oct 1, 2025

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White House withdraws E.J. Antoni nomination to lead BLS

Antoni was a favorite of MAGA stalwarts, but even conservative economists viewed him as unqualified and too partisan.

Axios · Oct 1, 2025

Wall Street will be ruled by ‘rumor and pseudo-drama’ if government shutdown goes ahead, warns UBS

Wall Street braces for a U.S. government shutdown as payroll data stalls, leaving the Fed and investors flying blind on key economic signals.

Fortune · Sep 30, 2025

A government shutdown could delay news of next Social Security raise

The BLS says it will stop all active data collection in the event of a shutdown.

Axios · Sep 29, 2025

Alternative data suggest uneven inflation amid Trump’s numbers skepticism

With BLS figures under scrutiny, indices from Truflation, Zillow, Adobe and ISM show a more nuanced picture of prices

The Guardian - US · Sep 28, 2025

How to Invest for Rising Data Integrity Risk

Amid a broad assault on venerable institutions, President Trump has targeted agencies responsible for data critical to markets. How should investors respond?

Kiplinger · Sep 24, 2025

Bureau of Labor Statistics postpones key data report with no explanation

There is heightened concern about the future of key government statistics, including politicization and accuracy.

Axios · Sep 19, 2025

Former BLS chair breaks silence on being fired by Trump and going from unknown to ‘household name’

spoke out about her public firing in a talk for the Levy Economics Institute at Bard College

The Independent UK · Sep 17, 2025

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Benzinga · Sep 17, 2025

Trump's Fired BLS Chief Breaks Silence, Warns Of 'Dangerous Step' Of Politicizing Economic Data In First Public Remarks

Erika McEntarfer, the former Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), who President Donald Trump fired in August, made her first public remarks on Tuesday, fiercely defending the integrity of the nation’s economic data and warning of the severe consequences of political interference.

GOBankingRates · Sep 15, 2025

Your Nest Egg Might Last Longer Than You Think — Here’s What Retirement Projections Get Wrong

Here's a look at what most retirement projections get wrong, and how they can hurt your quality of life after you stop working.

Benzinga · Sep 15, 2025

Former Labor Bureau Chief Says 910,000 March Payroll Revision 'Unusually Big,' But Still 'Normal Procedure'

Former Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner Erica Groshen defended the agency's recent payroll revision that shaved 910,000 jobs off its March estimate, describing it as “unusually big” but well within the bounds of standard practices at the bureau.

The Guardian - US · Sep 11, 2025

US inflation rises in August as firms pass Trump tariffs cost on to consumers

New CPI update shows prices increased 2.9% over the last year, but Wall Street optimistic Fed will cut interest rates

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Barchart · Sep 10, 2025

Why Is the U.S. Labor Market Weakening?

The government’s latest jobs report paints a bleak picture of the U.S. labor market. Unemployment is rising fast, while payroll and wage growth have slowed to a crawl. Believe it or not, this rapid decline has been a long time coming.

Benzinga · Sep 10, 2025

Million Missing Jobs Clearly Shows AI Is 'Automating Away Tech Jobs,' Amid 'Stagflation' Worries, Warn Economists

A preliminary revision from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) has erased 911,000 previously reported U.S. jobs, sending shockwaves through economic circles and cementing expectations for a Federal Reserve interest rate cut next week.

Fortune · Sep 10, 2025

Jamie Dimon isn’t convinced by the market’s theory that huge job revisions aren’t a recession indicator

“Hopefully things will be okay, but you do see that kind of weakening,” he said.

The Independent UK · Sep 9, 2025

Inflation ate away any financial gains in most households, census finds

Richest households still saw their income rise, data from the Census Bureau shows

Fortune · Sep 9, 2025

The U.S. economy actually grew by nearly a million fewer jobs than previously thought, and it shows 'AI is automating away tech jobs,' economist says

"The revision shows the economy entered 2025 with less momentum than previously understood,” said Bill Adams, Chief Economist at Comerica Bank.

Axios · Sep 9, 2025

Job market cracks are bigger than they originally looked

BLS revisions confirm the hiring slowdown has been underway for some time.

Fortune · Sep 9, 2025

Trump's fury at Jerome Powell for being 'too late' to cut rates just got extra juice from another shocking jobs number

The U.S. economy created 911,000 fewer jobs than initially thought from March 2024 to March 2025, the Bureau of Labor Statistics revealed.

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