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Bureau of Labor Statistics
U.S. federal government statistical agency
The Bureau of Labor Statistics is a federal agency within the U.S. Department of Labor that produces official economic data — chiefly jobs, unemployment, inflation, and wages — not editorial journalism. Its data outputs have historically been treated as politically neutral, but in August 2025 President Trump fired Commissioner Erika McEntarfer immediately after a weak jobs report, alleging the numbers were 'rigged,' raising bipartisan concern about the agency's independence under the current administration.
Owned byU.S. Department of Labor (federal agency); no private ownership
LeaningU.S. federal government statistical agency
On the administrationmostly neutral
1average bias score across 1 story
1 = straight reporting · 10 = heavily spun
1 = straight reporting · 10 = heavily spun