New York Times reports the US Labor Department instructed state officials to only "provide information using generalities to describe claims levels (very high, large increase)"
- Until the department releases the total number of national claims next Thursday.
- The email, which was shared with The New York Times, noted that the reports were monitored closely by financial markets and should therefore remain embargoed.
While its not going to help people make sense of the dat:
- there has been no indication that she was urged by political appointees to make the request.
