According to BlockBeats news on August 13, citing informed sources from the Wall Street Journal, after the Labor Statistics Bureau director was abruptly dismissed this month due to poor employment data performance, White House officials revealed that the Trump administration is considering changing the way federal employment data is collected and published.
Informed sources reveal that in recent days, White House aides have held a series of closed-door meetings with Labor Department officials to discuss proposals to enhance data collection efficiency using new technologies. A White House assistant stated that improving the response rate of the Labor Statistics Bureau's survey is one of the reform goals. Officials said Trump has explicitly requested to avoid major data revisions in the future. White House Press Secretary Levitt stated on Tuesday that the president is reviewing the 'statistical methods and processes' behind the employment data.
It is reported that if there is a change in the statistical method of the non-farm employment report released on the first Friday of each month, it may raise external doubts about whether Trump is manipulating the data for political purposes. This president, who often questions data that does not align with his worldview, has recently been strengthening control over traditionally independent operating institutions and purging career bureaucrats deemed disloyal.
