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NewJeffCT

(56,828 posts) Thu Mar 26, 2020, 12:58 PM Mar 2020

How many Republican-led states followed Trump's request to not report unemployment numbers?

Ohio said they would follow Trump's order and not report their unemployment numbers. Did they comply with that and not report their state unemployment? How about other red states - Texas, Florida, Oklahoma, Arizona, etc?

Is the 3.3 million filing unemployment really only half the actual number?

(Not counting now underemployed hourly workers who have had full time jobs reduced to 30 or 20 hours or similar)

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How many Republican-led states followed Trump's request to not report unemployment numbers? (Original Post) NewJeffCT Mar 2020 OP

These people are sick - Mnuchin says the jobless claims are irrelevant malaise Mar 2020 #1

Because he knows that they are not NewJeffCT Mar 2020 #2

It's 3.8 - that is already devastating malaise Mar 2020 #4

They all reported. Ohio reported 187k new jobless claims mathematic Mar 2020 #3

Trump asked states to not report unemployment numbers NewJeffCT Mar 2020 #7

That specifically says "daily reports" and that weekly reports are still in effect n/t mathematic Mar 2020 #8

I believe states were asked to delay reports, not bury them...nt Wounded Bear Mar 2020 #5

The key question Windy City Charlie Mar 2020 #6

malaise

(269,144 posts)

1. These people are sick - Mnuchin says the jobless claims are irrelevant

Reply to NewJeffCT (Original post)

Thu Mar 26, 2020, 01:00 PM

Mar 2020

so WTF did they tell governors to hide them?

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/mnuchin-says-jobless-claims-data-is-not-relevant-as-senate-coronavirus-stimulus-changes-the-calculus-of-business-owners-2020-03-26

NewJeffCT

(56,828 posts)

2. Because he knows that they are not

Reply to malaise (Reply #1)

Thu Mar 26, 2020, 01:04 PM

Mar 2020

and, a real number of 4.5 or 5.5 or 6.6 million would be devastating

malaise

(269,144 posts)

4. It's 3.8 - that is already devastating

Reply to NewJeffCT (Reply #2)

Thu Mar 26, 2020, 01:06 PM

Mar 2020

They are sick

mathematic

(1,439 posts)

3. They all reported. Ohio reported 187k new jobless claims

Reply to NewJeffCT (Original post)

Thu Mar 26, 2020, 01:05 PM

Mar 2020

This directly contradicts the premise of your speculation. If you have any actual evidence to support your speculation, I'm all ears.

Here's the first thing that popped up in google
https://www.10tv.com/article/ohio-unemployment-claims-jump-more-180000-2020-mar