BLS survey response rates have declined from 70-75% pre-pandemic to 60-65% post-pandemic, making job numbers less reliable because fewer businesses respond and responses arrive late, particularly during summer months.
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“the BLS sends out a survey to 697,000 work sites, and that represents 147,000 different businesses across the US and across the different regions. And the response rate before the pandemic used to be 70 to 75%. Since the pandemic or after the fact, uh, now it's down to 60 to 65%.”
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Louis-Vincent Gave: The Dollar’s Breaking? China’s Winning? The End of U.S. Dominance?— WealthionCreated: 8/11/2026, 6:49:36 AM
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