Melissa Whitler
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public school parent, hobby potter, part-time education reporter, #UglyDogs, Minneapolis
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"[T]he Court finds that Defendants’ widespread misrepresentations call into question everything that Defendants say they are doing in their characterization of what is happening at the Broadview facility or out in the streets of the Chicagoland area during law enforcement activities."
#281 in Chicago Headline Club v. Noem (N.D. Ill., 1:25-cv-12173) – CourtListener.com
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November 20, 2025 at 8:53 PM
"[T]he Court finds that Defendants’ widespread misrepresentations call into question everything that Defendants say they are doing in their characterization of what is happening at the Broadview facility or out in the streets of the Chicagoland area during law enforcement activities."
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The unemployment rate edged up 0.1 percentage point (pp) to 4.4%, continuing slow rise. Up 0.3 pp over the year.
November 20, 2025 at 1:39 PM
The unemployment rate edged up 0.1 percentage point (pp) to 4.4%, continuing slow rise. Up 0.3 pp over the year.
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Switching to weekly UI claims...
220K Americans filed new unemployment insurance claims in the week ending 11/15, similar to prior week's 228K.
Continuing claims also steady.
These have remined steady & are more reliable than corporate layoff announcements in measuring layoffs.
220K Americans filed new unemployment insurance claims in the week ending 11/15, similar to prior week's 228K.
Continuing claims also steady.
These have remined steady & are more reliable than corporate layoff announcements in measuring layoffs.
November 20, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Switching to weekly UI claims...
220K Americans filed new unemployment insurance claims in the week ending 11/15, similar to prior week's 228K.
Continuing claims also steady.
These have remined steady & are more reliable than corporate layoff announcements in measuring layoffs.
220K Americans filed new unemployment insurance claims in the week ending 11/15, similar to prior week's 228K.
Continuing claims also steady.
These have remined steady & are more reliable than corporate layoff announcements in measuring layoffs.
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+119K jobs gained last month (mid-Aug to mid-Sept).
-33K jobs in revisions of prior 2 months.
The big picture
-33K jobs in revisions of prior 2 months.
The big picture
November 20, 2025 at 1:32 PM
+119K jobs gained last month (mid-Aug to mid-Sept).
-33K jobs in revisions of prior 2 months.
The big picture
-33K jobs in revisions of prior 2 months.
The big picture
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But labor market has weakening over the last year.
Hires rate like 2011 is particularly worrisome, falling since Fed's hikes (figure).
Jobs have been stable for employed but tough for small share unemployed and wage growth has decelerated.
Hires rate like 2011 is particularly worrisome, falling since Fed's hikes (figure).
Jobs have been stable for employed but tough for small share unemployed and wage growth has decelerated.
November 20, 2025 at 1:23 PM
But labor market has weakening over the last year.
Hires rate like 2011 is particularly worrisome, falling since Fed's hikes (figure).
Jobs have been stable for employed but tough for small share unemployed and wage growth has decelerated.
Hires rate like 2011 is particularly worrisome, falling since Fed's hikes (figure).
Jobs have been stable for employed but tough for small share unemployed and wage growth has decelerated.