> Such simple statistics and data gathering [...]

Simple?! "Sweet summer child..."

On a more serious note, how would one ensure that a government department be sufficiently independent that it can publish data (implicitly) critical of its own political leaders without fear of retribution?

Answers on a postcard, please...

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0cf8612b2e1e 3 days ago | parent [-]

In fact, the BLS budget has been cut (DOGEd) and they have been warning for months now that this is impacting their ability to follow up on surveys.

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logifail 3 days ago | parent [-]

> the BLS budget has been cut (DOGEd) and they have been warning for months now that this is impacting their ability to follow up on surveys

This was broken long before DOGE was a thing:

https://seekingalpha.com/news/4142722-why-was-there-such-a-b...

"There's still ongoing chatter about the huge revision to U.S. job growth seen yesterday and what it might signify for the economy and markets. 818,000 jobs were wiped out in the 12 months through March 2024 (or 68,000 per month), resulting in the biggest downward adjustment since the global financial crisis."

	▲	seanmcdirmid 2 days ago \| parent [-]
		DOGE broke it even more. The error bars have always been non-zero. Now the error bars will be even larger than before (unless Trump just outlaws error bars).