That was the first time in the history of BLS that an administration, Republican or Democrat, skipped a month. Keep making history for all the wrong reasons. Previously, monthly data was published during federal government shutdowns, economic recessions, and a global pandemic. with Trump firing government officials when he doesn't like the data they publish. There is an urgent need for legislation to codify transparency of unemployment data. (03:48–03:54)
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Asserts that monthly data was consistently published during crises before.
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