Former head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics discusses future of U.S. labor data

By Leila Fadel

Published September 8, 2025 at 1:55 AM PDT

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NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Erica Groshen, former head of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, about employment data and what politicization of the agency could do to future numbers.

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