Every month, Americans – both consumers and businesses -- turn to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) to understand the health of the US economy and what to expect next. How can businesses and Congress support and improve the work of this agency?

Join Steve Odland and guest Erica Groshen, former commissioner of BLS from 2013 to 2017, to find out how BLS conducts surveys, how monthly revisions work, and what's limiting the agency from being even more effective.

For more from The Conference Board:

• The Conference Board Employment Trends Index™ (ETI)

• Responding to US Labor Shortages

• Policy Alert: Executive Orders to Strengthen the Current and Future Workforce