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Recent reported layoffs in the private sector haven't shown up in the initial state claims data yet, but federal unemployment insurance claims spiked significantly over the last two weeks.
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March 13, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Recent reported layoffs in the private sector haven't shown up in the initial state claims data yet, but federal unemployment insurance claims spiked significantly over the last two weeks.
#EconSky #NumbersDay
#EconSky #NumbersDay
The number of series seems to have some impact on timing, but it still takes longer than it should. Unfortunately, it's only really a problem once a month, which makes testing difficult...
but if you want to give it a go, I'd recommend the blsR package: cran.r-project.org/web/packages...
but if you want to give it a go, I'd recommend the blsR package: cran.r-project.org/web/packages...
blsR: Make Requests from the Bureau of Labor Statistics API
Implements v2 of the B.L.S. API for requests of survey information and time series data through 3-tiered API that allows users to interact with the raw API directly, create queries through a functiona...
cran.r-project.org
March 6, 2025 at 2:57 PM
The number of series seems to have some impact on timing, but it still takes longer than it should. Unfortunately, it's only really a problem once a month, which makes testing difficult...
but if you want to give it a go, I'd recommend the blsR package: cran.r-project.org/web/packages...
but if you want to give it a go, I'd recommend the blsR package: cran.r-project.org/web/packages...
At EPI we have an R script that uses the BLS API to pull in a few hundred series. Normally this runs in less than a minute, but on jobs day right as the numbers come out, it can take north of 30 mins. I am not sure why this happens.
March 6, 2025 at 2:33 PM
At EPI we have an R script that uses the BLS API to pull in a few hundred series. Normally this runs in less than a minute, but on jobs day right as the numbers come out, it can take north of 30 mins. I am not sure why this happens.