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Behind the scenes in the lockdown room

Hampton Pearson of CNBC talks about what it’s like to be in a lockdown room in Washington when economic data is released.

The practice is common for government agencies such as the Department of Labor to provide key economic data to economics reporters in advance of their official release so that they may prepare their coverage.

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