This NPR Planet Money Indicator podcast discusses concerns surrounding the integrity of the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) following the firing of its commissioner by President Trump. The episode features an interview with former BLS commissioner Erica Groshen, who details the safeguards in place to ensure the trustworthiness of the jobs report and expresses worries about potential manipulation of data through altering release schedules or calculation methods, as well as the impact of budget cuts on data quality. The podcast also highlights past incidents questioning the BLS data release process and mentions the Friends of the Bureau of Labor Statistics' call for a Congressional investigation.
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