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October Jobs Report Will Come, but It Won’t Include Unemployment Rate, Hassett Says

An October jobs report will happen, but it isn't expected to include a measure of the unemployment rate, according to a top White House official. The Bureau of Labor Statistics hasn’t yet announced ... Read More

Government will release September jobs report next week, ending data drought from federal shutdown

The Labor Department will release its numbers on September hiring and unemployment next Thursday, a month and a half late, marking the beginning of the end of a data drought caused by the 43-day ... Read More

Jobs report shocks markets; will the Fed hike again?

A recent jobs report released on August 1, 2025, has sent shockwaves through the financial markets, revealing unexpectedly weak hiring and a rise in unemployment that contradicts earlier economic ... Read More

The Jobs Report Is Canceled. Here’s What Private Data Shows.

The federal government shutdown canceled a second straight jobs report, but private data sources suggest the labor market has weakened modestly since summer. Read More

No jobs report today. But that may not be the worst data delay due to the federal shutdown.

The government shutdown has put hundreds of thousands of people out of work. Crucial reports on U.S. inflation, job creation and unemployment are set to be delayed a week or more due to the government ... Read More

There may not be a jobs report at all this week — so economists are homing in on this data instead

In what could be the last piece of federal jobs data released this week if the government shuts down, a new report Tuesday showed that the number of available roles remains low for the year, a sign ... Read More

No September jobs report, no problem. Here's what we know about the labor market - and it's not great.

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What To Expect From the September Jobs Report This Week

Diccon Hyatt is an experienced financial and economics reporter who has covered the pandemic-era economy in hundreds of stories over the past two years. He's written hundreds of stories breaking down ... Read More

Shutdown would halt jobs report, key economic data amid recession fears

The federal government will stop producing key economic data if government funding elapses Wednesday, depriving policymakers and investors of crucial information amid deep concerns about the job ... Read More