
Controversy at the BLS
Published: August 7, 2025
Duration: 39:39
We dive into the sudden firing of the Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner following large downward revisions to the most recent jobs data. Everything is still pretty new, but we get a chance to talk about the scale of the revisions, the normalcy of such adjustments, and the potential implications of politicizing economic data. It's a first reaction to a surprising move with potentially big economic and institutional stakes.
In this episode, we discuss:
* The scale and context of recent BLS jobs data revisions
* Why revisions are a normal and expected part of...