Policymakers typically look to monthly surveys from the Bureau of Labor Statistics for the broadest and most accurate snapshot of the job market.
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7 Nov. 2025
It was first successfully employed in an aquatic environment in 2008 to detect the presence of an invasive species — the American bullfrog — in France, after more traditional methods of DNA detection, such as audio or visual surveys, had been unsuccessful.
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