We won’t get an October jobs report because of the government shutdown

• The Bureau of Labor Statistics will not release an October jobs report due to the government shutdown.
• Lack of data collection during the shutdown halted the report.
• November's jobs data release is delayed to December 16, and will include some data from October.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics announced Wednesday that it will not release an October jobs report, citing a lack of data collection during the government shutdown.

BLS said it could not collect household data from the Current Population Survey, "which is not able to be retroactively collected." That information is central to the monthly jobs report and is used to calculate the unemployment rate.

The collection period for November 2025 data will also be extended, BLS announced, and extra processing time will be added. The Bureau will now release data on December 16, rather than the originally scheduled December 5. That report will also include data on job creation in October from the business establishment survey.

The government shutdown lasted for a record 43 days, impacting funding and operations across all agencies.

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