Microsoft makes another 40 layoffs in Washington, bringing the total in its home state to 3,160 since May, part of 15,000+ ...

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In firing the head of the agency that produces monthly jobs figures, President Donald Trump alleged that the recent ...

The Smithsonian's National Museum of American History will once again mention President Donald Trump in an exhibit on ...

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CNBC news anchor Joe Kernen confronted President Trump over firing the top labor statistics chief, saying it "undermines confidence in the system." ...

I spent much of the 1990s as secretary of labor. One unit of the Labor Department is the Bureau of Labor Statistics. I was ...