Every month for the last 77 years, the Bureau of Labor Statistics has estimated Americans' unemployment rate This streak dies tomorrow Govt staff could not survey Americans about whether they're working or looking for work in Oct, the 1st time in 934 months This blind spot will remain forever

For the latest @epi.org charts on unemployment insurance claims, please visit www.epi.org/indicators/u... Shoutout to @joe-fast.bsky.social for processing the state data without an official report from DOL during the government shutdown. Minor imputation required for a state with delayed reporting.

There was no jobs report on Oct. 3 because of the government shutdown. In the meantime, state unemployment insurance claims can shed light on the labor market. EPI's @elisegould.bsky.social & @joe-fast.bsky.social analyze the latest data: www.epi.org/blog/amid-th...

We just can't have nice things in this country if it displeases the economic royalists. apnews.com/article/irs-...

The latest #NumbersDay data out from the Department of Labor (www.dol.gov/ui/data.pdf) continue to show significantly higher initial and continuing unemployment insurance claims for federal workers than this time last year, but these losses haven't spread to the private sector data (yet).