Topic Intelligence: labor

Last updated: 2025-10-25 11:31:00 ET

Overall Topic Sentiment (7d Avg): Bearish -64.8

Mentions (24h)

vs prior 24h: +200.0%

Mentions (7d)

Past 7 days

Sentiment (Avg / Median)

-64.8 / -100.0

Based on 9 recent articles

Sentiment Mix (7d)

11% 11% 78%

Coverage Z-Score

-0.12

24h mentions vs 90d baseline

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Bearish

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government shutdown (5)
inflation (5)

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Latest Articles on "labor"

CBS News • 11h ago

Inflation ticks up to 3% in September

The Bureau of Labor Statistics released the first piece of economic data since the shutdown began. Delayed more than a week, the Consumer Price Index shows the inflation rate ticked up in September to 3%. Kelly O'Grady has details.

Strong Bearish -100.0

Foreign Policy • 18h ago

Trump’s Anti-Worker Foreign Policy

By cutting U.S. support for labor rights around the globe, Washington is hurting workers at home and abroad.

Bullish 50.0

WSJ Economy • 20h ago

The extended government shutdown has put collecting most October inflation data out of reach for the Bureau of Labor Statistics, according to people familiar with the agency’s operations

The extended government shutdown has put collecting most October inflation data out of reach for the Bureau of Labor Statistics, according to people f...

Strong Bearish -100.0

CNBC Business • 1d ago

Here's where the economy is starting to show 'K-shaped' bifurcation

The Labor Department is scheduled to release a consumer price index report on Friday, delayed by the government shutdown.

Strong Bearish -81.8

Market Watch • 2d ago

The U.S. jobs market was wobbling before the shutdown. Now what?

The U.S. labor market had started to sputter well before the government shutdown began in October — and there’s little evidence to suggest finding...

Strong Bearish -100.0

Market Watch • 3d ago

The Labor Department is set to release September inflation data. October will be a real challenge.

The longer the U.S. government shutdown, the trickier it will get for the Labor Department to publish key reports, even were it to get White House app...

Strong Bearish -100.0

FreightWaves • 3d ago

OOIDA urges Congress to prioritize safety over ‘cheap labor’

OOIDA wants Congress to eliminate CDL waivers and strengthen training standards, asserting that the trucking industry has a driver overcapacity problem, not a shortage. The post OOIDA urges Congress to prioritize safety over ‘cheap labor’ appeare...

Neutral -1.6

Foreign Policy • 5d ago

The Air Traffic Controller Showdown That Haunts American Labor

A defining moment for Reagan was also a turning point in the decline of unions.

Strong Bearish -100.0

CBS News • 6d ago

California labor leader's felony charge over immigration protest is reduced

David Huerta was arrested in June outside a business where federal agents were investigating suspected immigration violations.

Bearish -50.0

CBS Money Watch • 9d ago

Growing number of Americans facing prospect of long-term unemployment

According to Labor Department data, in August, nearly 2 million people in the U.S. faced long-term unemployment, defined as being out of work for at least 27 weeks.

Optimistic 11.5