U.S. Data Agency Blames Old Tech and Other Failures for Missteps

The Bureau of Labor Statistics, which tracks jobs and inflation, issued a report on what caused embarrassing episodes in which data was released improperly.

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U.S. Data Agency Blames Old Tech and Other Failures for Missteps

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Concerning new data on U.S. inflation

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