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The Labor Department’s Office of Inspector General said Wednesday it is reviewing the “challenges” that the Bureau of Labor Statistics is facing in its data-collection efforts.
The internal watchdog, in a letter, said it was initiating that probe in light of BLS announcing a reduction in its data collection for two key inflation metrics.
The probe also comes in light of BLS recently issuing a “large downward revision of its estimate of new jobs in the monthly Employment Situation Report,” assistant inspector general for audit Laura Nicolosi wrote.
The letter was addressed to William Wiatrowski, who has served as BLS’ acting commissioner since President Donald Trump fired the agency’s former head in early August in response to a weak monthly jobs report.
Download the full letter here.
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