Whether or not this information is always available each time BLS publishes the statistics is not the issue here. The potentially alarming angle is whether the

Whether or not this information is always available each time BLS publishes the statistics is not the issue here. The potentially alarming angle is whether the drop in unemployment is attributed to people finding jobs or to people leaving the workforce. The current reporting of unemployment numbers certainly leaves room for spin, depending on how you want to package the news.