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Government Shutdown Halts Key Employment Data for October

1/5/2026

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The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics will release combined October–November employment data, but key details will be missing due to a government shutdown.
This marks the first October unemployment rate not reported since 1948.
The October Consumer Price Index report was canceled, and no household survey data was collected.
Economists expect November nonfarm payrolls to rise by 50,000 despite the shutdown.

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Story summary

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics will release combined October–November employment data, but key details will be missing due to a government shutdown.
This marks the first October unemployment rate not reported since 1948.
The October Consumer Price Index report was canceled, and no household survey data was collected.
Economists expect November nonfarm payrolls to rise by 50,000 despite the shutdown.