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Inside the BLS: What Executives Need to Know

The Conference Board
Erica Groshen, ILR senior labor market advisor and former Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner, speaks on this podcast about how the bureau conducts surveys, how monthly revisions work, and what’s limiting the bureau from being even more effective.
Inside the BLS: What Executives Need to Know

Here's what could go wrong if the monthly jobs report is suspended

Marketplace
This article about how the Bureau of Labor Statistics generates a monthly jobs report and possible repercussions of the report being unavailable includes commentary from Erica Groshen, ILR senior labor market advisor and former bureau commissioner.
Here's what could go wrong if the monthly jobs report is suspended

Trump’s Problematic Pick to Lead BLS Expected to Face Senate Hearing After All

Talking Points Memo
“We were very intentional about putting out the qualities that we were looking for, and I guess I feel like I should leave it to the Senate to make that determination,” said Erica Groshen, ILR senior labor market advisor and former Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner, commenting on commissioner qualifications.
Trump’s Problematic Pick to Lead BLS Expected to Face Senate Hearing After All