Friends of BLS

Join the Friends of BLS! Our goal is to support .@BLS_gov as an institution and the gold standard data it produces. Click here to join, and receive our Quarterly Update with information on group actions, budget developments, and other resources. bit.ly/JoinFBLS

We can & should improve our #labor market stats! Stat agencies (esp. BLS!) need have access to #Unemployment Insurance wage & claims data, enhanced by good curation and added info on hours, worksite, job title & demographics. ilr.cornell.edu/work-and-coron…

Sign-on Opportunity! @Friends_of_BLS are currently accepting sign-ons for their FY22 Appropriation Recommendation for @BLS_gov. Read letter and sign-on at docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

Help improve #jobs, #poverty & #earnings #data with more demographic info. Sign a letter to Hill appropriators. 1. Read, sign via link 2. Have your organization sign 3. RT & share docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

Reminder: Deadline is tomorrow, Fri. 6/19 Please join us in supporting BLS budget by signing this letter to Congressional appropriators. Organizational and individual sign-ons welcome. This is how to influence the Hill! #EconTwitter docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

Hey, #BLSdata users, please read & sign this request for funding to support the Bureau of Labor Statistics. It's fast and easy to do, just click on the link. And share! This is the kind of communication that legislators notice. #EconTwitter #datainfrastructure #JobsReport

Catch up on all the new #BLSdata and publications that came out this week! go.usa.gov/xnBg3

How the Producer Price Index is Used for Contract Adjustment youtube.com/watch?v=t8aIfz… #PPI #BLSdata

Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses Respondent Follow-Up Survey go.usa.gov/xwNjX #JobSafety #BLSdata

Please join us in supporting BLS budget by signing letter to Congressional appropriators. Organizational and individual sign-ons welcome. Signatures due Friday, June 19th. tinyurl.com/y99afzjg

House Passes New Democrat Coalition-Led Amendment to Modernize Workforce Trend Data Collection bit.ly/2WICWMi

American Time Use Survey -- BLS requests comments by July 29 bit.ly/2WHPDHl @Friends_of_BLS

BLS has contracted with CNSTAT to convene and expert panel to write a consensus report on Contingent Worker Survey, with a final report delivered in spring 2020.

"We need to make sure BLS continues to be the gold standard data. And we don't do that alone." - Dr. Beach speaks on the importance on #datainfrastructure

.@BLS_gov's new Commissioner, Bill Beach, is speaking at the @copafsK Quarterly Meeting outlining the agency's priorities for the next year.

How the Bureau of Labor Statistics is Ditching Hand-coding Data nextgov.com/emerging-tech/… via @Nextgov @Friends_of_BLS @BLS_gov #EconTwitter

While the C-CPI-U is a more accurate cost-of-living index, the poor may have less ability to substitute. We showed in bls.gov/opub/mlr/1996/… that the poor have less substation bias, hence, a C-CPI-U for the poor may not be less than the overall CPI-U.

Funds proposed in the House LHHS approps bill will help @BLS_gov regain purchasing power & take full advantage of advances in statistical methods to produce the high-quality statistics required for a thriving, 21st-century economy. Thank you @rosadelauro! bit.ly/2VPBpmr