Overview
- The Bureau of Labor Statistics says the January Employment Situation will not be released on Friday, February 6, 2026.
- BLS has suspended data collection, processing, and dissemination during the shutdown and will resume only when funding is restored.
- December job openings, layoffs, and quits data slated for Tuesday and metropolitan employment reports planned for Wednesday are also delayed.
- The bureau will update its release calendar and notify the public once operations restart.
- The pause in official figures comes as large employers including Amazon and UPS have announced job cuts and follows last fall’s 43-day shutdown that delayed CPI and labor reports.