B Jarosz
@datageekb.bsky.social
Data geek.
Here for demography, public health, social justice, evidence-based policymaking, and math jokes.
Here for demography, public health, social justice, evidence-based policymaking, and math jokes.
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BREAKING NEWS
Bureau of Labor Statistics announced cancellations of several key data releases
🔺 Job Openings and Labor Turnover (JOLTS)
🔺 Employment Situation
🔺 Consumer Price Index
... and more
This has knock-on effects for other products, like GDP (produced at BEA)
www.bls.gov/bls/2025-lap...
Bureau of Labor Statistics announced cancellations of several key data releases
🔺 Job Openings and Labor Turnover (JOLTS)
🔺 Employment Situation
🔺 Consumer Price Index
... and more
This has knock-on effects for other products, like GDP (produced at BEA)
www.bls.gov/bls/2025-lap...
Revised news release dates following the 2025 lapse in appropriations
Revised news release dates following the 2025 lapse in appropriations
www.bls.gov
November 21, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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Reposted by B Jarosz
BREAKING NEWS
Bureau of Labor Statistics announced cancellations of several key data releases
🔺 Job Openings and Labor Turnover (JOLTS)
🔺 Employment Situation
🔺 Consumer Price Index
... and more
This has knock-on effects for other products, like GDP (produced at BEA)
www.bls.gov/bls/2025-lap...
Bureau of Labor Statistics announced cancellations of several key data releases
🔺 Job Openings and Labor Turnover (JOLTS)
🔺 Employment Situation
🔺 Consumer Price Index
... and more
This has knock-on effects for other products, like GDP (produced at BEA)
www.bls.gov/bls/2025-lap...
Revised news release dates following the 2025 lapse in appropriations
Revised news release dates following the 2025 lapse in appropriations
www.bls.gov
November 21, 2025 at 4:50 PM
BREAKING NEWS
Bureau of Labor Statistics announced cancellations of several key data releases
🔺 Job Openings and Labor Turnover (JOLTS)
🔺 Employment Situation
🔺 Consumer Price Index
... and more
This has knock-on effects for other products, like GDP (produced at BEA)
www.bls.gov/bls/2025-lap...
Bureau of Labor Statistics announced cancellations of several key data releases
🔺 Job Openings and Labor Turnover (JOLTS)
🔺 Employment Situation
🔺 Consumer Price Index
... and more
This has knock-on effects for other products, like GDP (produced at BEA)
www.bls.gov/bls/2025-lap...
Flying blind...
It is official. No CPI report for October. They will needs to impute some figures for the month when they estimate GDP as they need to deflate the GDP data and some components of PCE index are in the CPI.
November 21, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Flying blind...
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Every member of Congress and frankly every American should denounce what Trump did today in suggesting members of Congress be executed.
It shouldn't even need to be said, but apparently does: it is beyond the pale for anyone to suggest such things, let alone the president of the united states.
It shouldn't even need to be said, but apparently does: it is beyond the pale for anyone to suggest such things, let alone the president of the united states.
November 21, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Every member of Congress and frankly every American should denounce what Trump did today in suggesting members of Congress be executed.
It shouldn't even need to be said, but apparently does: it is beyond the pale for anyone to suggest such things, let alone the president of the united states.
It shouldn't even need to be said, but apparently does: it is beyond the pale for anyone to suggest such things, let alone the president of the united states.
Military family perspective here:
Abso-fucking-lutely.
Abso-fucking-lutely.
If you receive an illegal order, you have a duty to disobey.
This isn’t controversial.
A President calling for the execution of anyone who reminds service members of this oath is showing us why the duty to disobey illegal orders is so important in the first place.
This isn’t controversial.
A President calling for the execution of anyone who reminds service members of this oath is showing us why the duty to disobey illegal orders is so important in the first place.
November 21, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Military family perspective here:
Abso-fucking-lutely.
Abso-fucking-lutely.
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Trust in data is declining, but there are actions we can take to protect private data. We’re excited to promote Safety First: A SMARTT Data Framework, a framework built to help nonprofits and government agencies keep private data safe.
Learn more about the framework at aapidata.com/action/safet...
Learn more about the framework at aapidata.com/action/safet...
November 20, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Trust in data is declining, but there are actions we can take to protect private data. We’re excited to promote Safety First: A SMARTT Data Framework, a framework built to help nonprofits and government agencies keep private data safe.
Learn more about the framework at aapidata.com/action/safet...
Learn more about the framework at aapidata.com/action/safet...
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Everyone who cares about attacks on govt data should be following @hansilowang.bsky.social bsky.app/profile/hans...
On Oct. 10, the Census Bureau issued a notice of a mass layoff of 101 employees of its contact center in Tucson, Ariz., which is now on pause because of court order in a lawsuit led by the American Federation of Government Employees
www.azjobconnection.gov/search/warn_...
www.azjobconnection.gov/search/warn_...
U.S Census Bureau
WARN Notice
- AZ Job Connection
www.azjobconnection.gov
October 18, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Everyone who cares about attacks on govt data should be following @hansilowang.bsky.social bsky.app/profile/hans...
Grothman just tried to mansplain the 3/5th compromise to Kamlanger-Dove.
That's... a choice.
That's... a choice.
Listening in on House hearing "Enumeration or Estimation: Why Inaccurate Census Results Hurt American Citizens"
And I'm just going to say that it's obvious that some people did their homework and others... didn't
judiciary.house.gov/committee-ac...
And I'm just going to say that it's obvious that some people did their homework and others... didn't
judiciary.house.gov/committee-ac...
Enumeration or Estimation: Why Inaccurate Census Results Hurt American Citizens
judiciary.house.gov
November 19, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Grothman just tried to mansplain the 3/5th compromise to Kamlanger-Dove.
That's... a choice.
That's... a choice.
Didn't catch which one said it, but one of the R panelists just said "the census has no effect on democracy"
That's bold statement for a group trying to re-litigate 2020 for... it's effect on representation
That's bold statement for a group trying to re-litigate 2020 for... it's effect on representation
Listening in on House hearing "Enumeration or Estimation: Why Inaccurate Census Results Hurt American Citizens"
And I'm just going to say that it's obvious that some people did their homework and others... didn't
judiciary.house.gov/committee-ac...
And I'm just going to say that it's obvious that some people did their homework and others... didn't
judiciary.house.gov/committee-ac...
Enumeration or Estimation: Why Inaccurate Census Results Hurt American Citizens
judiciary.house.gov
November 19, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Didn't catch which one said it, but one of the R panelists just said "the census has no effect on democracy"
That's bold statement for a group trying to re-litigate 2020 for... it's effect on representation
That's bold statement for a group trying to re-litigate 2020 for... it's effect on representation
Case in point: Miller literally just said the TIGER file is top secret.
Um...
I downloaded TIGER last week.
And while we all know I'm special, I'm not *that* special.
Um...
I downloaded TIGER last week.
And while we all know I'm special, I'm not *that* special.
Listening in on House hearing "Enumeration or Estimation: Why Inaccurate Census Results Hurt American Citizens"
And I'm just going to say that it's obvious that some people did their homework and others... didn't
judiciary.house.gov/committee-ac...
And I'm just going to say that it's obvious that some people did their homework and others... didn't
judiciary.house.gov/committee-ac...
Enumeration or Estimation: Why Inaccurate Census Results Hurt American Citizens
judiciary.house.gov
November 19, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Case in point: Miller literally just said the TIGER file is top secret.
Um...
I downloaded TIGER last week.
And while we all know I'm special, I'm not *that* special.
Um...
I downloaded TIGER last week.
And while we all know I'm special, I'm not *that* special.
Listening in on House hearing "Enumeration or Estimation: Why Inaccurate Census Results Hurt American Citizens"
And I'm just going to say that it's obvious that some people did their homework and others... didn't
judiciary.house.gov/committee-ac...
And I'm just going to say that it's obvious that some people did their homework and others... didn't
judiciary.house.gov/committee-ac...
Enumeration or Estimation: Why Inaccurate Census Results Hurt American Citizens
judiciary.house.gov
November 19, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Listening in on House hearing "Enumeration or Estimation: Why Inaccurate Census Results Hurt American Citizens"
And I'm just going to say that it's obvious that some people did their homework and others... didn't
judiciary.house.gov/committee-ac...
And I'm just going to say that it's obvious that some people did their homework and others... didn't
judiciary.house.gov/committee-ac...
Civil servants are supposed to work for *us.*
This new rule upends that role
www.govexec.com/workforce/20...
This new rule upends that role
www.govexec.com/workforce/20...
Final Schedule F regulations to describe civil service protections as ‘unconstitutional overcorrections’
OPM officials told agency HR leaders Tuesday that President Trump has Article II constitutional authority to remove tens of thousands of career federal workers in jobs over potential “resistance to po...
www.govexec.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:55 AM
Civil servants are supposed to work for *us.*
This new rule upends that role
www.govexec.com/workforce/20...
This new rule upends that role
www.govexec.com/workforce/20...
"Limiting surveys to one follow-up visit would compound the impact, demographers say"
Me.
That demographer was me.
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Me.
That demographer was me.
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🚨 Republican push to make U.S. census surveys voluntary alarms statisticians
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
Republican push to make U.S. census surveys voluntary alarms statisticians
Pending bills targeting decennial census and American Community Survey would make results less reliable
www.science.org
November 19, 2025 at 3:15 AM
"Limiting surveys to one follow-up visit would compound the impact, demographers say"
Me.
That demographer was me.
🙄
Me.
That demographer was me.
🙄
Cloudflare: Checking to see if you're human.
Also Cloudflare: Can't decide.
Me: Goes back to bed.
Also Cloudflare: Can't decide.
Me: Goes back to bed.
November 18, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Cloudflare: Checking to see if you're human.
Also Cloudflare: Can't decide.
Me: Goes back to bed.
Also Cloudflare: Can't decide.
Me: Goes back to bed.
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Have any NCES data users gotten a disclosure review approved for a paper/report since spring? I've been waiting for 6+ months 😞
November 17, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Have any NCES data users gotten a disclosure review approved for a paper/report since spring? I've been waiting for 6+ months 😞
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It's a revealing moment...
J.D. Vance welcomes a two-legged robot helping on the job site. But if that helper is a person named Jose, he calls it a threat. Same tasks, same productivity boost.
The inconsistency reveals this isn’t about economics.
J.D. Vance welcomes a two-legged robot helping on the job site. But if that helper is a person named Jose, he calls it a threat. Same tasks, same productivity boost.
The inconsistency reveals this isn’t about economics.
November 16, 2025 at 12:52 PM
It's a revealing moment...
J.D. Vance welcomes a two-legged robot helping on the job site. But if that helper is a person named Jose, he calls it a threat. Same tasks, same productivity boost.
The inconsistency reveals this isn’t about economics.
J.D. Vance welcomes a two-legged robot helping on the job site. But if that helper is a person named Jose, he calls it a threat. Same tasks, same productivity boost.
The inconsistency reveals this isn’t about economics.
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Breaking news: The SEPTEMBER JOBS REPORT comes out on THURSDAY., Nov. 20.
BLS will announce revised news release dates on this page as they become available.
#econsky @aaronsojourner.org
www.bls.gov/bls/2025-lap...
BLS will announce revised news release dates on this page as they become available.
#econsky @aaronsojourner.org
www.bls.gov/bls/2025-lap...
Revised news release dates following the 2025 lapse in appropriations
Revised news release dates following the 2025 lapse in appropriations
www.bls.gov
November 14, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Breaking news: The SEPTEMBER JOBS REPORT comes out on THURSDAY., Nov. 20.
BLS will announce revised news release dates on this page as they become available.
#econsky @aaronsojourner.org
www.bls.gov/bls/2025-lap...
BLS will announce revised news release dates on this page as they become available.
#econsky @aaronsojourner.org
www.bls.gov/bls/2025-lap...
Tough commute today.
November 13, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Tough commute today.
Turns out there *were* damning emails in 2016.
Just not the ones we heard about.
Just not the ones we heard about.
November 13, 2025 at 5:52 AM
Turns out there *were* damning emails in 2016.
Just not the ones we heard about.
Just not the ones we heard about.
OMFG. DoorDash's breakfast price index is based on...
(wait for it)
AVOCADO TOAST 🥑🥯🥚
(I wish I was kidding.)
They claim "three eggs, a glass of milk, a bagel, and an avocado" accurately "captures the average price of a basket of grocery items."
Notably absent: Coffee.
JFC
(wait for it)
AVOCADO TOAST 🥑🥯🥚
(I wish I was kidding.)
They claim "three eggs, a glass of milk, a bagel, and an avocado" accurately "captures the average price of a basket of grocery items."
Notably absent: Coffee.
JFC
I mean, why would we need official statistics when a DoorDasher can bring it, lukewarm and possibly missing an item, to our door (and sometimes to our neighbor's door, but who's counting)?
November 12, 2025 at 3:16 AM
OMFG. DoorDash's breakfast price index is based on...
(wait for it)
AVOCADO TOAST 🥑🥯🥚
(I wish I was kidding.)
They claim "three eggs, a glass of milk, a bagel, and an avocado" accurately "captures the average price of a basket of grocery items."
Notably absent: Coffee.
JFC
(wait for it)
AVOCADO TOAST 🥑🥯🥚
(I wish I was kidding.)
They claim "three eggs, a glass of milk, a bagel, and an avocado" accurately "captures the average price of a basket of grocery items."
Notably absent: Coffee.
JFC
I mean, why would we need official statistics when a DoorDasher can bring it, lukewarm and possibly missing an item, to our door (and sometimes to our neighbor's door, but who's counting)?
November 12, 2025 at 2:13 AM
I mean, why would we need official statistics when a DoorDasher can bring it, lukewarm and possibly missing an item, to our door (and sometimes to our neighbor's door, but who's counting)?
As someone who is actually good at math, I reject the notion that it's a pass to be an asshole.
I think the belief by the powerful that "people will put up with many things if you are excellent at math" is incredibly revealing in terms of understanding How We Got Here
November 12, 2025 at 2:05 AM
As someone who is actually good at math, I reject the notion that it's a pass to be an asshole.
Pure joy watching this
November 11, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Pure joy watching this
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#Crowdsourcing examples of quality of life surveys or measures for my methods course. Please send suggestions and links.
November 6, 2025 at 9:58 PM
#Crowdsourcing examples of quality of life surveys or measures for my methods course. Please send suggestions and links.
"What's the point of standards?"
Cool cool. Let's just have everything run on vibes. And why stop at journalism? Why not ditch standards (read: rules) in baseball? Education? Banking? The courts? Construction? Nursing?
I mean, standards are such a bummer. What could possibly go wrong without them?
Cool cool. Let's just have everything run on vibes. And why stop at journalism? Why not ditch standards (read: rules) in baseball? Education? Banking? The courts? Construction? Nursing?
I mean, standards are such a bummer. What could possibly go wrong without them?
“I’ve been hearing that standards will be eliminated or severely cut back. Bari has told people that she wants to get rid of standards and is shocked that they have so much power. She also asked openly, ‘What’s the point of standards?’” one CBS source said.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Bari Weiss wants to take down ‘too much power’ CBS News Standards unit: sources
EXCLUSIVE: Internal rumblings within the newsroom come after the S&P head resigned and the network disbanded its vaunted Race and Culture unit.
www.independent.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 4:45 PM
"What's the point of standards?"
Cool cool. Let's just have everything run on vibes. And why stop at journalism? Why not ditch standards (read: rules) in baseball? Education? Banking? The courts? Construction? Nursing?
I mean, standards are such a bummer. What could possibly go wrong without them?
Cool cool. Let's just have everything run on vibes. And why stop at journalism? Why not ditch standards (read: rules) in baseball? Education? Banking? The courts? Construction? Nursing?
I mean, standards are such a bummer. What could possibly go wrong without them?