Labor & Employment Law Daily Wrap Up, DOL NEWS—Office of Inspector General is initiating review of Bureau of Labor Statistics challenges, (Sep 10, 2025)
Organizations Mentioned:American International Group | U.S. Department of Labor
By Brandi O. Brown, J.D.
The review follows announcements by BLS regarding data collection reductions and estimate revisions.
In a memorandum sent today to the Acting Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics by the Assistant Inspector General for Audit of the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Inspector General, the AIG has advised the Acting Commissioner that OIG is initiating a review.
It states:
“Please be advised the Office of Inspector General is initiating a review of the challenges that Bureau of Labor Statistics encounters collecting and reporting closely watched economic data. The Bureau of Labor Statistics announced data collection activities would be reduced for two closely watched inflation measures which play a vital role in the U.S. Economy, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) and the Producer Price Index (PPI). Furthermore, the Bureau of Labor Statistics recently issued a large downward revision of its estimate of new jobs in the monthly Employment Situation Report. Our focus will be on the challenges and related mitigating strategies for (1) collecting PPI and CPI data, and (2) collecting and reporting, including revising, monthly employment data.”
The memo adds that there will be a meeting to discuss the project, after which work is expected to begin immediately.
The second development mentioned—the downward revision of new job estimates—occurred just this week.
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