#EricaGroshen is former Commissioner of @BLS_gov (2013-17): she is currently Senior Economics Advisor at the Cornell University School of Industrial and Labor Relations and Research Fellow at the Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, chart #GoldmanSachs

Talking With Erica Groshen, Former BLS Commissioner When labor data become a political issue

Donald Trump fired the head of the Bureau of #LaborStatistics because he didn’t like the jobs numbers.
There’s clearly a push on to place the BLS, one of the crown jewels of U.S. statistical agencies, under political control.
I managed to arrange a chat with #EricaGroshen, who headed the BLS ..