If the US government shutdown delays the September jobs report, the interest rate meeting will face a data gap
2025-09-26 16:53:14
A shutdown of the federal government would delay the release of the September jobs report next Friday, according to an operational contingency plan released by the labour department earlier this year. The extent of the impact of the shutdown is unclear because most government entities, including the Bureau of Labor Statistics, which produces the monthly jobs report, have yet to publicly update their contingency plans, which they will operate under if Congress fails to pass a spending bill by next Tuesday. A plan updated by the labour department in March last year showed that once the shutdown occurs, all data collection and planned data releases will be suspended. If the government shutdown continues and the Bureau of Labor Statistics data release is delayed, the Federal Reserve will miss a number of key employment and inflation economic data before its next policy meeting on October 28-29, which will undoubtedly increase the risk of policymaking.
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