Re:Trump Says He'll Fire BLS Head After Weak Jobs Data
by pavel_lishin on Friday August 01, 2025 @04:49PM
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On the other hand, the article also says this:
> The jobs report is made up of two surveys: one of businesses, which produces the payrolls figures, and another of households, which is responsible for the unemployment rate. The household survey has also seen a decline in response rates. BLS said its analysts have “found no discernible relationship between collection rates and subsequent revisions” to the payrolls data.
> The jobs report is made up of two surveys: one of businesses, which produces the payrolls figures, and another of households, which is responsible for the unemployment rate. The household survey has also seen a decline in response rates. BLS said its analysts have “found no discernible relationship between collection rates and subsequent revisions” to the payrolls data.