On Friday, the Bureau of Labor Statistics released a jobs report that upended the narrative pundits, journalists, government officials, and the White House had been repeating for months: The economy is doing just fine.

How exactly does the BLS assemble the critical jobs report? And what is the commissioner’s role? Here’s what we know.

Though Trump rejects the results of the report, Friday's jobs figures could raise the chances that the Fed cuts rates next month.