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Fed officials, including Fed Chair Jerome Powell, economists, and investors have repeatedly lamented in recent months the dearth of official economic data used to make policy decisions.

Even as employers complain about a dearth of qualified workers, a growing college-educated proletariat can’t find jobs they want to work.

It’s hard to know what is in store for the jobs market in the short to medium term, given the prolonged government shutdown and dearth of economic data as a result.

All pretty good options, considering the dearth of options overall.

Mr. DeSantis isn’t wrong to worry about the dearth of American math and science students, but educated foreigners who come here to work and build a life aren’t the problem.