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“We happen to have an administration which is less worried about doing things that are disruptive, so this is an opportunity,” said Erica Groshen, ILR senior labor market advisor and former Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner, commenting on a possible opportunity to centralize statistics-related government agencies.

ILR Professor Philipp Kircher offers a perspective on the current state of the labor market amid recent high-profile layoffs.

Erica Groshen, ILR senior labor market advisor and former Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner, notes potential gaps in the bureau’s data in the aftermath of the government shutdown.

Erica Groshen, ILR senior labor market advisor and former Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner, comments on how the bureau may prioritize reporting now that the federal government shutdown has ended.

Erica Groshen, ILR senior labor market advisor, advised against using just one company’s sales data to evaluate inflation, underscoring the challenges facing policymakers and investors.

Erica Groshen, ILR senior labor market advisor and former Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner, discusses how easy it may be for the bureau to recover data that is missing due to the recent government shutdown.

Erica Groshen, ILR senior labor market advisor and former Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner, reflects on the effect of the government shutdown on the bureau’s data collection and reporting.

Erica Groshen, ILR senior labor market advisor and former Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner, comments on how the bureau may deal with certain missing data now that the government shutdown is over.

Erica Groshen, ILR senior labor market advisor and former Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner, discusses how the bureau may prioritize releasing reports now that the government shutdown is over and how it might collect missing data.

Erica Groshen, ILR senior labor market advisor and former Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner, describes staffing challenges at the bureau as it re-opens after the government shutdown and which reports the bureau is likely to prioritize.

Erica Groshen, ILR senior labor market advisor and former Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner, is mentioned as co-chair of the Friends of the BLS in an article with comments from the Friends of the BLS about issues at the bureau related to the recent government shutdown.

“There’s a benefit to us having this very large U.S. employer now paying its workers again. That’s going to help,” said Erica Groshen, ILR senior labor market advisor, commenting on the economic implications of the government shutdown and the impact of reopening federal agencies.

Erica Groshen, ILR senior labor market advisor and former Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner, is quoted about the lack of economic data collection during the government shutdown.

Comments from Brian Dunn, director of professional programs at ILR’s Institute for Compensation Studies, about Elon Musk and Tesla’s stock value are shared in this article.

Erica Groshen, ILR senior labor market advisor and former Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner, shares the bureau’s definition of employment and describes how the bureau gathers unemployment data.

Brian Dunn, director of professional programs at ILR’s Institute for Compensation Studies, comments on yesterday’s approval by Tesla shareholders of a proposal about future compensation to Elon Musk.

Erica Groshen, ILR senior labor market advisor and former Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner, comments on the likelihood of certain government reports ever being published, given the lack of data collected during the current government shutdown.

Brian Dunn, director of professional programs at ILR’s Institute for Compensation, comments on the reasonableness of Elon Musk’s compensation package.

“If policymakers build systems around data that can vanish overnight, that’s a real vulnerability for economic governance,” said Erica Groshen, ILR senior labor market advisor and former Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner, commenting on the Federal Reserve’s need for reliable data when setting the benchmark interest rate.

Erica Groshen, ILR senior labor market advisor and former Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner, says time is running out for the government to publish the October Consumer Price Index report.

Erica Groshen, ILR senior labor market advisor and former Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner, comments on the likelihood of the bureau releasing inflation data for October.

Erica Groshen, ILR senior labor market advisor and research fellow at the Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, discusses a recent Gallup study about job quality.

Erica Groshen, ILR senior labor market advisor and former Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner, describes the difficulties of preparing the bureau’s data during the federal shutdown.

“This is when the data are most consequential,” said Erica Groshen, ILR senior labor market advisor and former Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner, analyzing the importance of recent federal data in the calculation of the 2026 Consumer Price Index.

“They cannot go back to the past, so they will impute more,” says Erica Groshen, ILR senior labor market advisor and former Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner, about how staff recalled to the bureau will calculate the 2026 Consumer Price Index in the absence of data from October.

Diane Burton, director of ILR’s Institute for Compensation Studies, comments on the ease of finding new employment for independent contractors doing last-mile delivery for firms that have contracts with Amazon.

Erica Groshen, ILR senior labor market advisor and former Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner, provides expertise on how to use private data in the absence of a current federal jobs report.

In this article about how the 2026 Consumer Price Index will be calculated, information about the data used in that calculation is shared by Erica Groshen, ILR senior labor market advisor and former Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner.

Erica Groshen, ILR senior labor market advisor and former Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner, underscores the fundamental importance of federal data for accurately weighting private statistics.

In a discussion at the Cato Institute, Erica Groshen, ILR senior labor market advisor and former Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner, comments on the importance of trustable statistical agencies, revisions to jobs numbers under the Obama administration, and more.