The partial government shutdown that began Saturday morning will delay the release of the January jobs report, which was due to be released this week.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics said Monday that the January jobs report, originally scheduled for Friday, will be postponed until after the shutdown ends with the restoration of government funding.
“The release will be rescheduled once government funding resumes,” Emily Liddel, associate commissioner at BLS, said in a statement. “Once funding is restored, BLS will resume normal operations and notify the public of any changes to the press release schedule on the BLS release calendar.”
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Recent economic data releases were disrupted by an earlier government shutdown. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images/Getty Images)
Federal agencies are laying off non-essential workers during a government shutdownwhich, in the case of the BLS, impacts employees charged with collecting data and compiling economic reports such as the monthly jobs report.
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Recent economic data releases were marred by an earlier government shutdown, which lasted 43 days from the start of the government’s budget year on October 1 through mid-November, when a bipartisan agreement was reached in Congress to end the longest government shutdown in US history.
This is a development story. Check back later for updates.
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