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Erica Groshen

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Erica Groshen
Nonpartisan
Prior offices:
Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Years in office: 2013 - 2017
Education
Bachelor's
University of Wisconsin
Ph.D
Harvard University
Graduate
Harvard University

Erica Lynn Groshen was the commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). She was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on January 2, 2013, by voice vote.[1]

Groshen served in the Federal Reserve Bank of New York for nearly 20 years before being nominated to the BLS in February 2012.[2]

Biography

Groshen graduated from the University of Wisconsin in Madison before earning her master's and Ph.D. in economics from Harvard University.[3]

Career

Below is an abbreviated outline of Groshen's academic, professional, and political career:[3]

  • 2013-2017: Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics
  • 2010-2013: Vice President and Economist in the Regional Analysis Function of the Research and Statistics Group for the Federal Reserve Bank of New York
  • 2006-2010: Vice President and Director of Regional Affairs for the Federal Reserve Bank of New York
  • 2000-2006: Assistant Vice President of Microeconomic and Regional Studies at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York
  • 1997-1999: Head of Domestic Research at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York
  • 1994-1997: Head of International Research at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York
  • 1993-1994: Assistant Professor of Economics at Columbia University's Barnard College
  • 1986-93: Economist and Economic Advisor at the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland
  • 1986: Earned Ph.D. from Harvard University
  • 1983: Earned master's degree from Harvard University
  • 1978-80: Economic Analyst at ABT Associates
  • 1977-78: Economic Analyst at Mathematica Policy Research
  • 1977: Graduated from the University of Wisconsin
  • 1976: Contract Negotiator and Union Steward for the Memorial Union Labor Organization, representing student workers on the University of Wisconsin campus

Confirmation vote

Groshen was confirmed by the Senate on January 2, 2013, by voice vote.[1]

Personal

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Groshen is married with two children.[3]

Recent News

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See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Library of Congress, "Presidential Nominations," accessed March 6, 2014
  2. ↑ Wall Street Journal, "Senate Confirms Erica Groshen to Head Bureau of Labor Statistics," January 3, 2013
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 AllGov, "Erica Groshen," accessed March 6, 2014
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