A former Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner on the firing of BLS head

By Leila Fadel

Published August 4, 2025 at 3:16 AM CDT

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with former Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner Erica Groshen about the firing of one of her successors over the latest jobs numbers.

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Leila Fadel is a host of Morning Edition, as well as NPR's morning news podcast Up First.

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