Bureau of Labor StatisticsEconomist
Jan. 2012 - Aug. 2018Washington D.C. Metro AreaOversee analyst production of monthly employment and hours and earnings estimates for five states and 43 metropolitan statistical areas. Analyze model adjustments and draft policy change summary reports for stakeholders. Coordinate post benchmark processing re-estimates including training, creation of statistical tools and ad hoc problem-solving. Review annual seasonal adjustment and birth/death model factors for states and metropolitan areas. Conduct statistical analysis of benchmark revisions, drafting resulting reports. Write and edit methodological manual sections for monthly estimation production and benchmarking. Create and facilitate division-wide statistical concepts and procedures training. Produce data tables for monthly publications. Select Accomplishments: • Proposed and implemented new adjustment policy within current employment statistics survey (CES) benchmark for unclassified data distribution types. • Selected to present statistical concepts and production methodology to technical and non-technical audience at CES national conferences in 2013 and 2016.