Overview
- A 43‑day shutdown halted collection and publication of major U.S. economic statistics, creating a prolonged data blackout.
- The Labor Department said the delayed September hiring and unemployment figures will be published next Thursday.
- Officials signaled the October employment report may exclude the jobless rate and the October CPI may never be produced due to uncollected surveys.
- The Bureau of Economic Analysis is consulting with BLS and Census and will post a revised calendar for GDP, income, spending and other releases.
- Sens. Maria Cantwell, Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders and Gary Peters pressed the administration to release data promptly and answer by Dec. 1.