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BLS Data on Jobs and Consumer Prices Faces a Test of Trust

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BLS Data on Jobs and Consumer Prices Faces a Test of Trust

The Bureau of Labor Statistics, which tracks prices and employment, faces scrutiny after several missteps. Some questions have gone unanswered.

By Ben Casselman and Jeanna Smialek

New Questions on How a Key Agency Shared Inflation Data

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New Questions on How a Key Agency Shared Inflation Data

A government economist had regular contact with “super users” in finance, records show, at a time when such information keenly interests investors.

By Ben Casselman and Jeanna Smialek

President of Powerful Service Workers Union Will Step Down

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President of Powerful Service Workers Union Will Step Down

Mary Kay Henry of the nearly two-million-member Service Employees International Union will not seek re-election when her term ends in May.

By Noam Scheiber

State and Local Governments Have Billions in Pandemic Aid Left to Spend

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State and Local Governments Have Billions in Pandemic Aid Left to Spend

Two years after the federal government approved $350 billion in emergency funding for states and localities to respond to the public health crisis, much of the funds have not been used.

By Madeleine Ngo