The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics forecasts a significant non-farm payroll report on Friday: it will correct many data points from the April employment report

The Bureau of Labor Statistics announced on its official website on Tuesday that it will revise some data from the April household survey when it releases the May employment report on June 6 (this Friday).

The Bureau pointed out that the reason for the revision is due to slight errors in the weights introduced by the redesigned Current Population Survey (CPS) sample, and emphasized that this revision will not affect key indicators such as the unemployment rate.

In a statement on Tuesday, the Bureau of Labor Statistics noted:

“Due to slight errors in the weights associated with the redesigned Current Population Survey (CPS) sample, some estimated data for April 2025 will be revised on June 6, 2025.”

“Key labor indicators, such as the unemployment rate, labor force participation rate, and employment-population ratio have not been affected. While many estimates will be revised, the overall impact is negligible.”

The Bureau explained that in April 2025, the CPS began to gradually implement a sample redesigned based on 2020 census information. During the implementation of this new sample, a geographic derived variable used for weighting was incorrectly coded, treating "micropolitan areas" as "metropolitan areas," resulting in the incorrect application of "non-respondent weights" for some sample cases.

The data for April will be revised this Friday at 8:30 AM Washington time, along with the release of the May data