Economists from across the ideological spectrum said the numbers are free of political meddling
  • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldEnglish
    20·
    23 days ago

    Strictly speaking, it’s assembled and released by the Bureau of Labor and Statistics, which is absolutely a federal agency.

    But the sources for the data are diverse, public, and easily reproducible. It’s not just the commissioner pulling numbers out of a hat.

    • bstix@feddit.dk
      7·
      23 days ago

      Look at this Sharpie. Donald Trump literally thought he could draw what the weather had been according to himself.