Inspector General to review “Challenges faced by the Labor Statistics Office” collection of economic data

A spokesman for the Ministry’s Inspector Office of the Ministry said on Wednesday that he launches a review of “the challenges faced by the work statistics office facing it and inform the economic data that are closely seen.”

William Whitofuski, Commissioner, who is in Bls, said. Both reports are final metrics for these two main aspects of the American economy. The message was from Laura Nicolusi, Assistant Inspector General for Review at the Ministry of Labor inspector.

Auditing is the latest example of an increase in BLS scrutiny, as recent job reports showed a A sharp slowdown in employment During the summer. The agency also made sharp reviews down Previously published estimates Jobs and employment, causing President Donald Trump’s condemnation of the agency To shoot Its commissioner last month.

On Tuesday, BLS released annual reviews of employment numbers that showed that there were 911,000 jobs created in the year ending in March 2025, a deep reduction indicating that the labor market was much weaker in 2024 and earlier this year, which was previously believed.

Initial data is collected based on the surveys of about 120,000 companies, then reviews are made based on the actual employers of jobs, then subject to the quarterly unemployment offices.

The statistical agencies of the United States government have witnessed a 16 % decrease in inflation since 2009 July Report From the American Statistical Society.

The large declining review increased the pressure on the federal reserve to reduce the main interest rate, hoping that the cheapest borrowing costs will help revive growth and job gains.

“This is exactly the reason that we need a new leadership to restore confidence and confidence in BLS data on behalf of the financial markets, companies, policy makers, and families that depend on these data to make great decisions,” said White House journalist Caroline Levitte on Tuesday.

Trump has Ej Antoni nominatedSenior Economists at the Conservative Heritage Foundation, to be the next commissioner for BLS.