One-third of senior positions in the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics are currently open

According to BlockBeats, on September 9, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics website, one-third of senior positions in the agency responsible for producing heavy data on employment and inflation in the United States are in vacancies. Although the post of Director has been temporarily filled, a series of other leadership positions responsible for overseeing employment statistics and regional field operations remain open. Many of the employees who have worked at the agency for decades have accepted proposals from the Trump administration to postpone their resignation in recent months, according to people familiar with the matter. It has brought challenges to the agency with about 2,000 professional employees before U.S. President Trump fired the agency’s director last month. With the federal recruitment freeze going on until October 15, it is unclear whether those lower-level positions responsible for data collection and analysis will be filled soon. (Jin Shi)