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fromFortune
13 hours ago

'We might need more than a few grains of salt': Top economists pan inflation report that effectively assumed housing inflation was zero | Fortune

November CPI showed unusually low core inflation driven by distorted shelter data due to the government shutdown's disruption of BLS price collection and assumptions.
fromBusiness Insider
1 month ago

There's no jobs report. Here's what six recent analyses show instead.

Economists, journalists, and investors won't be waiting by their laptops this morning for a new jobs report. It's the second month without this data release. The agency isn't releasing most reports or collecting data during the government shutdown, which is the longest one in US history. However, job seekers, economists, and anyone else missing the BLS reports can turn to recent publications from ADP, Indeed, Bank of America, and others to get a sense of how the job market and broader economy are doing.
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fromFortune
2 months ago

The job market is weak and getting weaker, top economists says, while Trump looks to the future | Fortune

Private payroll measures show the U.S. job market was weak in September, with little to no net job growth and signs of deterioration.
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