U.S. payrolls increased 139,000 in May, more than expected; unemployment at 4.2%

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43. NOT TRUE.

https://www.bls.gov/sae/additional-resources/current-employment-statistics-sample-by-state.htm

Current Employment Statistics sample by State
Each month the Current Employment Statistics (CES) program surveys about 121,000 businesses and government agencies nationwide, representing approximately 631,000 individual worksites, in order to provide detailed industry data on employment, hours, and earnings for the nation as a whole, all States, and most major metropolitan areas. The table below presents the number of businesses and worksites that are surveyed each month by State. For more details on the CES sample, please visit https://www.bls.gov/web/empsit/cestn.htm#section1.

CES sample collection is not impacted by staffing levels - it's practically entirely automated.

See post #42 for recent CES survey response rates.

The CPI sample has been reduced but NOT the CES sample.

https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/05/economy/cpi-data-bls-reductions
DOGE layoffs may have compromised the accuracy of government data

https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/us-inflation-data-collection-hurt-171657513.html
US Labor Department reducing CPI collection sample amid hiring freeze

https://www.usnews.com/news/business/articles/2025-06-04/inflation-data-threatened-by-government-hiring-freeze-as-tariffs-loom
Inflation Data Threatened by Government Hiring Freeze as Tariffs Loom
The Labor Department has cut back on the inflation data it collects because of the Trump administration’s government hiring freeze, raising concerns among economists about the quality of the inflation figures just as they are being closely watched for the impact of tariffs