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Wiz Imp

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10. The Unemployment Claims numbers are not calculated by the Federal Government

Reply to rzemanfl (Reply #4)

Thu Sep 25, 2025, 12:09 PM

Sep 25

They are actual counts reported by each state. The national numbers are determined simply by aggregating all the state numbers. Most states publish their claims numbers online. You can go to each state's website to find their numbers and aggregate them together yourself.

You can see the complete numbers including each state here:
https://www.dol.gov/ui/data.pdf

Note: these numbers are reported by ETA, not BLS. Both are interdependent agencies within USDOL.

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Why should we believe these rzemanfl Sep 25 #4

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see post #10 Wiz Imp Sep 25 #13

The Unemployment Claims numbers are not calculated by the Federal Government Wiz Imp Sep 25 #10

I don't trust their math and won't/can't do it myself because some states don't report. rzemanfl Sep 25 #21

Trust me. The data is accurate. Wiz Imp Sep 25 #22

Not everything is a conspiracy Polybius Friday #25

Thanks wolfie001 Friday #23

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Correct. Wiz Imp Friday #27

Any statistics coming from this crowd are not believable Ritabert Sep 25 #6

see post #10 Wiz Imp Sep 25 #11

Unemployment claims are not the same as unemployment rate, or even a good proxy for progree Sep 25 #7

Your point is 100% correct Wiz Imp Sep 25 #17

Are we at the point of actually believing any economic data that comes out of the Trump administration? lees1975 Sep 25 #8

see post #10 Wiz Imp Sep 25 #12

I heard a cow flew over the moon last week, too relayerbob Sep 25 #14

see post #10 Wiz Imp Sep 25 #18

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see post #10 Wiz Imp Sep 25 #19

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