Editor's note: BLS survey respondents were limited to binary gender classifications, excluding those identifying as nonbinary. We also recognize that Hispanic and Latino are not interchangeable terms.

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The fallout from Hurricanes Helene and Milton significantly affected October’s jobs report, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said ... reference periods for both surveys that the bureau used ...

Many of the DOGE-related layoffs happened after the BLS survey reporting period, meaning they won’t be included until the March report. Outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas reported ...

There are six different classifications of unemployment, from those who are actively seeking jobs to those who just can't ...

The Household Survey reported a drop in jobs by 588k while the Headline Report showed a gain of 150k. This is a massive divergence that we saw all last year. The BLS publishes the data behind ...