The September United States job report, which was delayed by six weeks by the shutdown, was released this week by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
It showed that U.S. job markets added 119,000 jobs in September while the employment rate ticked up from 4.3% to 4.4%, marking its highest level since 2021.
However, the BLS said it won’t release the October jobs report following the impacts of the U.S. government shutdown.
The November jobs report will also be delayed to 16 December, instead of being released on the first Friday of December.
However, the November report will include payroll employment data from October, the key indicator of job growth.
Despite this, the household survey was not conducted in October, meaning measures like the unemployment rate, labour force participation, and more will not be published.
"Household survey data from the Current Population Survey could not be collected for the October 2025 reference period due to a lapse in appropriations," BLS said in a statement.
"The household survey is not able to be retroactively collected.”
The Federal Reserve’s policy committee is set to meet on 9-10 December and appears to be divided on whether to cut interest rates for a third time this year.
The delayed release of the November data will also complicate the Fed’s decision, with CME Group FedWatch Tool indicating a 39.6% chance of a 25 basis point rate cut at the Fed's December meeting.
