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How the Bureau of Labor Statistics collects jobs data

Name: How the Bureau of Labor Statistics collects jobs data
Uploaded: 2025-08-04T11:27:00-0400
Duration: 11 min 15 s
Description: President Trump's firing of Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner Erika McEntarfer has sparked debate over how the agency obtains its jobs data. CBS News MoneyWatch correspondent Kelly O'Grady has more details, while Weijia Jiang has the latest from the White House.

President Trump's firing of Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner Erika McEntarfer has sparked debate over how the agency obtains its jobs data. CBS News MoneyWatch correspondent Kelly O'Grady has more details, while Weijia Jiang has the latest from the White House.