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Sources: Trump Administration Plans to Reform Employment Data Collection Method to Avoid Major Data Revisions
Summary: According to sources cited by The Wall Street Journal, following weak job data performance leading to the sudden dismissal of the Bureau of Labor Statistics director earlier this month, White House officials have revealed that the Trump administration is considering changing the way federal government employment data is collected and released. Sources revealed that in ...
According to sources cited by The Wall Street Journal, following weak job data performance leading to the sudden dismissal of the Bureau of Labor Statistics director earlier this month, White House officials have revealed that the Trump administration is considering changing the way federal government employment data is collected and released.
Sources revealed that in recent days, White House staff and Labor Department officials have held a series of closed-door meetings to discuss proposals such as using new technology to improve data collection efficiency. A White House aide stated that increasing the response rate to Labor Statistics Bureau surveys is one of the reform goals. Officials said Trump has explicitly requested to avoid major data revisions in the future. White House press secretary Levitt stated on Tuesday that the president is reviewing the statistical methods and processes behind employment data.
Reports indicate that if there are changes in the statistical methods of the non-farm employment report released on the first Friday of each month, it may raise suspicions that Trump is manipulating data for political purposes. The president, who is known for questioning data that does not align with his worldview, has recently been strengthening control over traditionally independent operating agencies and purging career officials deemed disloyal.
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