How exactly does the BLS assemble the critical jobs report? And what is the commissioner’s role? Here’s what we know.

The bad news in last Friday’s jobs report may have been overshadowed when President Donald Trump fired the commissioner in charge of producing it. But economists haven’t forgotten about America’s job market – and they’re growing concerned.

Nguyen said sure, the report showed the labor market was weaker than he’d thought. But, he said, “the data actually reaffirms ours and most people's views that immigration policies, DOGE and tariffs would become a drag on the economy and the labor market.”