# Technical Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting and Agenda
The Bureau of Labor Statistics Technical Advisory Committee will meet on Friday, June 17, 2022. This meeting will be held virtually from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. EST.
The Committee presents advice and makes recommendations to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) on technical aspects of data collection and the formulation of economic measures and makes recommendations on areas of research. The BLS presents issues and then draws on the expertise of Committee members representing specialized fields within the academic disciplines of economics, statistics, data science, and survey design.
The schedule and agenda for the meeting are as follows:
10:00 a.m. Commissioner's Welcome and Review of Agency Developments
10:30 a.m. Why are estimates of hours worked by the self-employed so volatile?
1:00 p.m. A Methodology to Incorporate Alternative Data in Import and Export Price Indexes
2:30 p.m. Chain-Link Employment Cost Index
4:00 p.m. Approximate Conclusion
The meeting is open to the public. Any questions concerning the meeting should be directed to Sarah Dale, Bureau of Labor Statistics Technical Advisory Committee, at *[email protected].* Individuals planning to attend the meeting should register at *https://blstac.eventbrite.com.* Individuals who require special accommodations should contact Ms. Dale at least two days prior to the meeting date.
Signed at Washington, DC, this 17th day of May 2022.
Eric Molina,
Acting Chief, Division of Management Systems, Bureau of Labor Statistics.