The BLS has a $700 million budget. What's its ROI?

Segments From This Episode

• Revisions in jobs data were more than expected

  by Sofia Terenzio

  "Marketplace" host Kai Ryssdal talks with Kathyrn Anne Edwards, labor economist and host "Optimist Economy," about the annual BLS release of preliminary revisions for a full employment count.

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• AI is costing jobs, but not always the way you think

  by Meghan McCarty Carino

  

  Companies making the biggest investments in AI are spending less elsewhere.

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• Why is the value of gold at an all-time high?

  by Sabri Ben-Achour

  

  Gold is considered a safe-haven asset and, with so much economic uncertainty, it's in high demand.

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• Mortgage rates have been coming down — and are likely to fall further

  by Mitchell Hartman

  

  But that’s a sign of a weakening economy.

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• The Numbers

  by Kai Ryssdal

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• "Trust is a concern" says economics professor on BLS data confidence

  by Sean McHenry

  "Marketplace" host Kai Ryssdal talks to Abdullah Al-Bahrani, associate dean at Northern Kentucky University, about how he uses data for lesson planning, and what happens when that data disappears or becomes unreliable.

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• Measuring the ROI of the CPI

  by Maria Hollenhorst

  

  Measuring inflation takes resources, but both the public and the U.S. government itself benefit from having an accurate read on price changes. 

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