The United States Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported this Monday (2) that the January non-agricultural payroll employment report will not be released on Friday (6) due to the partial shutdown of the US federal government.
“The release of the report will be rescheduled once government funding resumes,” Emily Liddel, associate commissioner at the BLS, said in a statement to Reuters.
The , after Congress failed to pass an agreement to maintain funding for a wide range of services, including the Department of Labor. Although the US Senate approved a spending package on Friday (30), the House of Representatives was in recess.
The Chamber was due to analyze the legislation this Monday (2), with the final vote scheduled for Tuesday (3). The , expressed optimism that the strike will end within a few days.
Unlike last year’s 43-day shutdown, which ran from October to November 2025 and caused an economic data blackout, the Commerce Department is funded through September 30 and its statistical agencies, the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Census Bureau, will continue to release data. Both agencies are still recovering from the delays.
The current partial shutdown will also delay the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ December JOLTS (Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey) job openings report, scheduled for Tuesday (3).
Last year’s shutdown resulted in the October unemployment rate not being published and large parts of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) report missing, which led to volatility in the November reports.
