Ahead of #JobsDay tomorrow, Friends of BLS published a FAQ answering pressing questions like: Can the public trust BLS products? What's up with the firing of Dr. McEntarfer & nomination of Dr. Antoni? Why and how does the BLS revise jobs estimates? #EconSky www.friendsofbls.org/updates/2025...

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"Short-staffed agencies have pared back data they collect and share, creating blind spots for state and local governments and businesses." Thanks to @emmamarienelson.bsky.social for the careful research & local perspective. www.startribune.com/federal-data... #FederalStatistics #CountOnStats

COSSA Members, please join us tomorrow for this webinar on the President's FY26 budget request. I'll be presenting on the #FederalStatistics agencies.

Most of the NCES' 30+ surveys have been stalled since February as have the associated products, including the National Teacher and Principal Survey . Learn more about how it's used, by whom, and what makes it distinctive: www.amstat.org/docs/default... #DataInfrastructure #FederalStatistics #NCES

SABEW, the Society for Advancing Business Editing and Writing, is raising alarm over troubling signs of deterioration in the quality and timeliness of work by federal statistical agencies. sabew.org/2025/06/sabe... #econsky @bencasselman.bsky.social @chrisrugaber.bsky.social @samsutton.bsky.social

Please join us tomorrow (Tuesday, June 10, 12pm ET) for this 30-minute webinar on Counting Exonerations using the National Registry of Exonerations, featuring Simon Cole and sponsored by the @amstatnews.bsky.social Law and Justice Statistics Committee. amstat.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

⬇️Updates on the federal statistical agencies for the week of June 2, 2025⬇️ Summarized from bit.ly/FedStatMonit... #FederalStatistics #DataInfrastructure #CountOnStats www.linkedin.com/posts/steve-...

Our webpage listing updates regarding the federal statistical agencies now has the updates listed by agency. Please check it out and let us know of any comments or updates we might be missing. #DataInfrastructure #CountOnStats #FederalStatistics www.amstat.org/the-nations-...

Federal Statistical Agency updates for the week of May 26 www.linkedin.com/posts/steve-... and bit.ly/FedStatMonit... #DataInfrastructure #FederalStatistics #CountOnStats

My latest @npr.org story: A new push by the Trump administration’s DOGE team to cut some federal surveys conducted by the Census Bureau may be duplicating a White House agency’s oversight work and weaken U.S. data infrastructure, experts warn

To ensure science integrity, ASA urges exceptions for 2 types of science positions and statistical agencies in OPM Schedule Policy/Career (nee "F") Rule www.amstat.org/docs/default... @amstatnews.bsky.social #ScientificIntegrity

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"Whether they are geeks in garages or eggheads in university labs, American entrepreneurs have built their ideas and fortunes on the back of basic research supported by taxpayers, who then reap the rewards." www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

.@NSF funded research gave us smartphones, Google, & tools that detect cancer. Now, as the agency turns 75, it's facing devastating cuts. Science fuels innovation & our economy. Let’s not cut the engine. #SaveNSF #NSFfunded #NSF75

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SIGN-ON: We are asking organizations to sign-on to the EIA FY26 Recommendation Letter led by COPAFS and @asa-scipol.bsky.social. The deadline is Fri, May 16. The letter requests $150M for the Energy Information Administration. Thank you for your consideration! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

We’ve partnered with the Government Statistical Service to explore the future of the stats profession How will the role change over the next decade & what skills will make it future-ready? Read highlights from our first roundtable & share your thoughts ⤵️ rss.org.uk/news-publica...

Today NSF eliminated all its advisory committees (except TIP) enacting Feb Trump EO @science.org @politico.com @kathrynpalmer.bsky.social @chronicle.com @kvasquez.bsky.social @scipolguy.bsky.social @techiewonk.bsky.social @policyhound.bsky.social @matthourihan.bsky.social @asa-scipol.bsky.social

Overwhelming agreement among economists: Cuts to statistical-agency budgets, staff, and advisory committees will degrade U.S. statistics and impair policy-making and business planning. www.kentclarkcenter.org/surveys/econ...

At least we can trust official statistics during economic turmoil. That could change. www.slowboring.com/p/trump-thre...

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Federal statistical agencies: They count, too #Statistics need more budget and support. #econsky @aaronsojourner.org @asa-scipol.bsky.social @copafs.bsky.social #data #indicators #census #bls #bea #jobs #inflation #gdp #productivity #cpi @fednews.bsky.social federalnewsnetwork.com/tom-temin-co...

"A sudden elimination of surveys could rattle the private sector, too. Analysts at financial firms guzzle up government data releases, scrutinising even slight shifts in figures." www.economist.com/united-state... #DataInfrastructure #CountOnStats

"Without good statistics, the government, the economy, whole industries — everything becomes flying in thick fog with no instruments." Tom Temin for @federalnewsnetwork.com federalnewsnetwork.com/tom-temin-co... #DataInfrastructure #CountOnStats

The US currently administers a wide range of data collections, each for specific federal government uses. You can explore detailed information on approximately 1000 programs, including statutory reference here: www.censusofsurveys.com/about/about.... #DataInfrastructure #CountOnStats

"NAEP is the education equivalent of the canary in the coal mine, warning us of deficiencies in K-12 education when there is still time to act. Without this data, the entire education system would be at risk..." David Winston in @rollcall.com rollcall.com/2025/03/26/w... #DataInfrastructure

Chatting about the importance of official stats and their future. statsandstories.net/methods/coun... #econsky

"Anomaly" CR funds will help #BLS continue to produce a trustworthy #jobsreport w/ #unemployment rate & other #labormarket and #economicdata. Perhaps this signals that Congress will attend to modernizing BLS? www.lmiontheweb.org/funding-boos... #econosky @aaronsojourner.org @asa-scipol.bsky.social

"Having the absolute highest standards of data quality, which the United States government statistical agencies have, is absolutely crucial,” @goolsbee.bsky.social, president of the Chicago Fed, told the @financialtimes.com this week. #DataInfrastructure #CountOnStats www.ft.com/content/57ef...

"One of the government’s most vital activities is the gathering of reliable statistics to guide policy." Tom Temin of @federalnewsnetwork.com speaks with Nancy Potok about the future availability, integrity of govt statistics federalnewsnetwork.com/agency-overs... #DataInfrastructure #CountOnStats

The United Kingdom's challenges with economic statistics underscore the urgency of the Administration and Congress to invest in modernization at the US federal statistical agencies, the backbone of the our #DataInfrastructure. www.bloomberg.com/news/article... #CountOnStats

"The abrupt removal of experts supporting monthly reports that are closely watched by everyone from the Federal Reserve to business leaders is a sign of trouble ahead for agencies responsible for providing vital measurements of inflation..." www.politico.com/news/2025/03... #DataInfrastructure

"Effective policymaking, by government agencies & central banks, as well as decisionmaking by investors & businesses, relies on accurate & timely data. Trustworthy statistics are vital, too, for experts & the public to assess governments’ performance." www.ft.com/content/a2cb... #DataInfrastructure

Is this the end of the FHFA house price index? Sounds like most of the research & stats division of FHFA was put on leave. FHFA produces the essential government report on home price trends, nationally and locally. www.govexec.com/workforce/20... via @GovExec

Testing expert Andrew Ho on maintaining statistical, psychometric rigor of Nation's Report Card: “If you think maintaining NAEP is as easy as ‘90% is an A,’ then you think folding a paper airplane qualifies you to design a 747.” www.the74million.org/article/afte... #DataInfrastructure #CountOnStats

R.I.P. #DUAC & #BLSTAC. The Labor Sec. just terminated BLS’s 2 remaining advisory committees. Members got notice today (3/19/25). See attached text. #FESAC, which served #BLS, BEA & Census jointly, was axed on 3/4/25. @stevepierson123.bsky.social @aaronsojourner.org

"For government to be modern, efficient, and effective, decision-makers and citizens alike must have access to clear, reliable data." @steveballmer1.bsky.social for @usafacts.org www.linkedin.com/posts/usafac... #DataInfrastructure #CountOnStats

Good to see the FT editorial draw attention to this less well known casualty of the US regime - official statistics on.ft.com/43Tejhn

Our latest updates on the health of federal statistical agencies: 5/13 statistical agency heads are acting; at least 3 local census counts are stalled; key census surveys experienced interviewer staffing gaps going back to FY19. HT @hansilowang.bsky.social for last 2 www.amstat.org/the-nations-...

"US official statistics really are the gold standard." There's no private sector data point that's a substitute for the hundreds of thousands of establishments that BLS surveys monthly. Neil Dutta to @pkrugman.bsky.social paulkrugman.substack.com/p/how-worrie... #DataInfrastructure

On IRS losing its #DataInfrastructure professionals: Using data & statistical methods including AI, they are improving the taxpayer experience, reducing the burden on taxpayers , producing statistics critical for understanding the tax system economy… taxpolicycenter.org/taxvox/new-i... #CountOnStats

"We are baffled, because thought that we would be spared ... because our work is mandated by law," one statistician told ABC News. "We thought any administration would want to measure how successful their policies are." abcnews.go.com/Politics/edu... #CountOnStats #DataInfrastructure

“The idea of having 3 individuals manage the work that was done by a hundred federal employees supported by thousands of contractors is ludicrous and not humanly possible,” said Stephen Provasnik, former deputy NCES commissioner hechingerreport.org/proof-points... #CountOnStats #DataInfrastructure

Here are five things we only know about schools thanks to the National Center for Education Statistics. www.epi.org/blog/trump-a... Thanks, @epi.org. #CountonStats

The time to restore NCES is now. Congress, the administration, and the public must recognize that protecting our statistical infrastructure isn’t just a technical issue. It’s an essential investment in America’s educational future. www.edweek.org/policy-polit...

The abrupt termination of most NCES staff yesterday represents a shortsighted decision that threatens the integrity of our educational data infrastructure. NCES must be restored before irreplaceable institutional knowledge and data continuity are permanently lost www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

Our latest update on the health of the federal statistical agencies is on the estimates starting to emerge for staffing loss due to probationary employee firings, "Fork in the Road" separations, & early retirement. Please share with us any stat agency developments. www.amstat.org/the-nations-...

Reagan's Department of Education Appointees William Bennett and Chester Finn write Secretary McMahon on the importance of sustaining The Nation's Report Card to track the educational progress of American students. www.the74million.org/article/an-o...

Thanks to @wailinwong.bsky.social for covering this! #econsky #jobsday #unemployment #statistics #jobs #employment #federalstatistics