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Absent the jobs report, let's look at other labor market indicators

Today is Thursday, Oct. 30, when the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ weekly report on jobless claims nationwide usually comes out. But with the government shutdown, it remains absent. It’s been about a ... Read More

Overdue jobs report shows employers added 119,000 jobs in September

U.S. employers added 119,000 jobs in September, while the unemployment rate inched up to 4.4%. The report, which was delayed by the government shutdown, may hint at the pace of hiring and firing. Read More

If the government shuts down, there won't be a Friday jobs report. Economists say there is no substitute.

According to plans posted to the Department of Labor website, if the federal government shuts down later this week, the Bureau of Labor Statistics would not release scheduled data — including the ... Read More

No jobs report again. But these numbers show how the U.S. economy is doing.

Investors are set to miss out on the second U.S. jobs report in a row due to the government shutdown, but there’s enough scattered evidence to suggest the economy is hanging in there. With the ... Read More

Labor Department won't release full October jobs report, a casualty of the 43-day federal shutdown

The Labor Department said Wednesday that it will not be releasing a full jobs report for October because the 43-day federal government shutdown meant it couldn’t calculate the unemployment rate and so ... Read More

The vital signs for the U.S. jobs market were already flickering before the employment report was delayed. Just how bad is it?

The critical U.S. jobs report on Friday, which is likely to be delayed by the government shutdown, probably wasn’t going to reveal much good news. But it could have told investors if the labor market ... Read More

No jobs report expected Friday amid government shutdown

The September employment report is not expected to be released on Friday if the first government shutdown since 2019 continues. The report was hotly anticipated, given that the labor market has shown ... Read More

The September jobs report is delayed by the government shutdown - what was it expected to show?

The ongoing partial government shutdown prevented the Labor Department from releasing the anticipated September jobs report as scheduled on Friday, causing economic data watchers to turn their ... Read More

With Friday's jobs report in question, ADP shows private payrolls fell by 32,000 in September

The ADP National Employment Report, a measure of private employment in the U.S., said on Wednesday that payrolls at private employers declined by 32,000 jobs last month, signaling the labor market ... Read More

Government shutdown delays key monthly jobs report at a pivotal moment for the U.S. economy

For people who closely follow the U.S. economy, the first Friday of every month is known as “jobs Friday,” when the Bureau of Labor Statistics releases the previous month’s employment report at ... Read More