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October 2025 Jobs Report: What We Know From Alternative Data as Official Report Cancelled Due to Shutdown

Nov 23, 2025 • 13 min read

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October 2025 Jobs Report: What We Know From Alternative Data as Official Report Cancelled Due to Shutdown

With the official October 2025 BLS jobs report cancelled due to the government shutdown, we analyze alternative data showing 42,000 ADP private sector jobs, estimated 4.35% unemployment, and a surg…