With the government shutdown finally over, this week brings a double dose of good news: federal workers start receiving paychecks again, and economic data collection resumes. Both matter more than you ...

The federal government will stop producing key economic data if government funding elapses Wednesday, depriving policymakers and investors of crucial information amid deep concerns about the job ...

The cutbacks would have “minimal impact,” the government said, but economists warned of reduced confidence in inflation data produced by a struggling statistical system. By Ben Casselman The Bureau of ...

If discrimination cannot be measured, it becomes far harder to challenge — legally, politically or publicly. That is why the dismantling of federal economic data collection may become one of the most ...