Lack of October 2025 Labor Force Estimates due to missing Household Survey Estimates and the Federal Government Shutdown
There are no household survey estimates for October 2025. Household survey data were not collected for October 2025 due to the lapse in appropriations and were not collected retroactively. The November reference period was the week that contained the 12th of the month, a typical reference week. Collection of November data began a day late due to the shutdown and was extended to provide more time for contacting households around the Thanksgiving holiday.
In the household survey, people are considered employed if they did any work at all for pay or profit during the survey reference week or were temporarily absent from their jobs or businesses. The lapse in appropriations lasted from October 1 through November 12, 2025. The survey reference week was November 9 through 15. Because the government reopened before the end of the November reference week, federal government workers were counted as employed in the household survey.
It is not possible to precisely quantify the effect of the federal government shutdown on household survey estimates for November.
Additional information about the impact of the shutdown on the household survey is available online at www.bls.gov/cps/methods/2025-federal-government-shutdown-impact-cps.htm.
Labor Market Information
Labor Market Information (LMI) could be described as the body of knowledge that reports information on the number of people employed or unemployed, unemployment rates, average wages, population, income, occupational projections and other economic variables. The LMI Department, through federal grants with the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Employment and Training Administration, operates statistical programs to capture and report economic information.
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Labor Market Information Publications - Monthly, quarterly, and annual publications of the LMI Department.
Maps - Various maps presenting statistics for Mississippi.
Workforce Information Database - A database where users can gather information about Mississippi's workforce.
LMI Programs/Contacts - Descriptions of statistical programs operated by the LMI Department; contacts for specific questions.
LMI Monthly Release Schedule - Tentative schedule of dates to release monthly state and local area employment and unemployment data.
Mississippi Annual Performance Report - The U.S. Employment and Training Administration Guidance Letter requires posting of the Annual and Economic Analysis Report.
Business Employment Dynamics - Link to the Bureau of Labor Statistics data series containing seasonally adjusted gross job gains and losses; explains the net change in the employment over two quarters. Set of statistics generated from the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, or ES-202, program. As part of our grant agreement we are required to provide this link on our website.
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