10/06/2025

The Shutdown Meant No Jobs Report

Here’s what it would have said about the economy

If it just seems like the first Friday of the month wasn't the same without being able to pore through the Bureau of Labor Statistics' (BLS) hotly watched monthly jobs report, don't worry. You probably didn't miss much.

While the BLS has gone dark with the government shutdown in Washington, other reports outside the government data suggest the labor market just plodded along in September.

The Dow Jones consensus forecast was for growth of 51,000 in non-farm payrolls with the unemployment rate holding steady at 4.3 percent.

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