Joe Fast
@joe-fast.bsky.social
Research Assistant @epi.org
Princeton '24
Princeton '24
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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
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
Here's the planned BLS data release schedule for Nov 2025.
On Tues, it couldn't release Sept job openings, hires, layoffs and firings data.
This morning, it couldn't release 2025Q3 business Productivity and Costs data.
Tomorrow, it can't release Oct 2025 #JobsReport
www.bls.gov/schedule/202...
On Tues, it couldn't release Sept job openings, hires, layoffs and firings data.
This morning, it couldn't release 2025Q3 business Productivity and Costs data.
Tomorrow, it can't release Oct 2025 #JobsReport
www.bls.gov/schedule/202...
November 6, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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
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
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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.
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.
Unemployment Insurance (UI) Claims
November 7, 2025 Next update: November 14, 2025 Every week, the Department of Labor’s Unemployment Insurance (UI) Weekly Claims News Release tells us how many people filed for unemployment insurance (...
www.epi.org
November 6, 2025 at 10:28 PM
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.
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.
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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...
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...
Amid the shutdown data blackout, state unemployment insurance claims continue to shed light on the labor market
On Friday, October 3, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) did not publish the September Employment Situation Summary report. The monthly “jobs report” provides policymakers, businesses, and the ...
www.epi.org
October 15, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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...
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...
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We just can't have nice things in this country if it displeases the economic royalists. apnews.com/article/irs-...
Trump administration plans to end the IRS Direct File program for free tax filing, AP sources say
The Trump administration plans to eliminate the IRS’ Direct File program. That's the electronic system for filing tax returns directly to the agency for free.
apnews.com
April 16, 2025 at 8:20 PM
We just can't have nice things in this country if it displeases the economic royalists. apnews.com/article/irs-...
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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).
April 3, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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).