Sophisticated private sources could provide a fuller picture of the state of the economy. But the government is not even ...

The Biden administration has set out to measure the economic value of ecosystems, offering new statistics to weigh in policy decisions. By Lydia DePillis Forests that keep hillsides from eroding and ...

Fired by Trump last month, Erika McEntarfer raised the alarm on political meddling in economic data collection.

The Labor Department’s Office of Inspector General said an investigation of the Bureau of Labor Statistics will focus on ...

There are private firms that offer specialized economic data, but they're not always as comprehensive as government sources.

It didn’t generate a lot of attention, but Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell was asked at a press conference last month about “cutbacks” in federal economic statistics collection, and his ...

Erika McEntarfer, in her first appearance since she was ousted from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, cautioned that “economic data must be free from partisan influence.” ...

The Lao Statistics Bureau and the World Bank today launched an initiative to upgrade the national statistical system and increase the use of key data in state planning and by independent researchers.

Listen to more stories on the Noa app. The Trump economy doesn’t look so hot after all. This morning, the Bureau of Labor Statistics released revised data showing that, over the past three months, the ...