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119,000 jobs added as unemployment rises and parties spin the data

The latest jobs report delivered a split-screen economy: employers added 119,000 positions, yet the unemployment rate ticked higher, giving both political parties fresh ammunition. The headline ... 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

October Jobs Report to Skip Unemployment Rate, Hassett Says

(Bloomberg) -- The October jobs report will be released without a reading of the unemployment rate, President Donald Trump’s top economic adviser said Thursday. “The household survey wasn’t conducted ... Read More

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

Kevin Hassett, director of the White House National Economic Council, said Thursday that the October jobs report won’t include an unemployment rate. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) An October jobs ... Read More

October Jobs, CPI Reports Unlikely to Be Released, White House Says

The October jobs and consumer price index reports are unlikely to be released due to the government shutdown, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said Wednesday. The Bureau of Labor ... Read More

White House Will Release October’s Jobs Report—After Saying Data Would ‘Likely Never’ Publish

National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett said Thursday the delayed jobs data for last month will be partially released, as Wall Street prepares for the release of a tranche of delayed key ... Read More

White House says the October jobs report may never be released

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Wednesday that key inflation and jobs data for October will “likely never” be released due to the government shutdown. Speaking at a news briefing, ... Read More

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

Economy added 119,000 jobs and unemployment ticked up in September, delayed report shows

After a more than monthlong delay because of what became the longest government shutdown in U.S. history, the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Nov. 20 released its September jobs report. The report found ... Read More

September Jobs Report Injects More Uncertainty Into Fed’s December Decision

Policymakers at the central bank are at odds over the need to cut interest rates for a third straight meeting, as inflation picks up again and the labor market slows down. By Colby Smith Colby Smith ... Read More

October jobs report won't have unemployment rate, Hassett says

With the 43-day U.S. government shutdown ended, it will take economic data a while to catch up. During the more than seven-week suspension, workers tasked with collecting economic data from businesses ... Read More