First, I'm confident they won't try to straight manipulate the data. If they did, we'd know (whistleblowers, resignations, it's actually hard to convincingly manipulate data, etc.). I think the bigger concern is an adjustment to the methodology that makes it so we can't compare future releases to past ones, which would mean we're essentially flying blind.
Should he manipulate BLS data, to what extent can we detect the manipulation (and how quickly) via other data sources? i.e. ADP jobs reports, etc.
First, I'm confident they won't try to straight manipulate the data. If they did, we'd know (whistleblowers, resignations, it's actually hard to convincingly manipulate data, etc.). I think the bigger concern is an adjustment to the methodology that makes it so we can't compare future releases to past ones, which would mean we're essentially flying blind.